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The Complex Interaction between Marine Debris and Toxic Chemicals in the Ocean

Engler, Richard E.·2012·Environmental Science & Technology
DOI 10.1021/es3027105
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Marine debris, especially plastic debris, is widely recognized as a global environmental problem. There has been substantial research on the impacts of plastic marine debris, such as entanglement and ingestion. These impacts are largely due to the physical presence of plastic debris. In recent years there has been an increasing focus on the impacts of toxic chemicals as they relate to plastic debris. Some plastic debris acts as a source of toxic chemicals: substances that were added to the plastic during manufacturing leach from plastic debris. Plastic debris also acts as a sink for toxic chemicals. Plastic sorbs persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic substances (PBTs), such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and dioxins, from the water or sediment. These PBTs may desorb when the plastic is ingested by any of a variety of marine species. This broad look at the current research suggests that while there is significant uncertainty and complexity in the kinetics and thermodynamics of the interaction, plastic debris appears to act as a vector transferring PBTs from the water to the food web, increasing risk throughout the marine food web, including humans. Because of the extremely long lifetime of plastic and PBTs in the ocean, prevention strategies are vital to minimizing these risks.

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Metadata

Authors
Engler, R. E.
Venue
Environmental Science & Technology
Publisher
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Published
2012-11-02
Volume
46
Issue
22
Pages
12302-12315
ISSN
  • 0013-936X (ISSN-L)
  • 1520-5851
DOI
10.1021/es3027105
OpenAlex
W2020382121
Cited by
773
References
132
FWCI
17.12
Type
journal article
Language
en
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