Persistent, mobile, and toxic plastic additives in Canada: properties and prioritization
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The hazards of many plastic additives on human and environmental health are well documented. However, little emphasis has been put on plastic additives that are persistent, mobile, and toxic (PMT) rather than persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic. Due to their high mobility and stability, it is unlikely that wastewater treatment plants will effectively remove PMT plastic additives. Herein, an in silico analysis was performed to (1) assess the retention of PMT plastic additives registered for use in Canada in wastewater treatment plants; and (2) determine whether their physical–chemical properties and structural features can be used as identifiers for PMT plastic additives with particularly low retention. We identified 124 PMT plastic additives of which 52% had less than 20% removal from wastewater treatment based on predictions using the model SimpleTreat. Log K aw, log K ow/D ow, and log K oc/D oc ranges were defined that are indicative of low retention PMT plastic additives. Furthermore, it was found that non-halogenated PMT plastic additives that contain nitrogen are most likely to be poorly retained in wastewater treatment plants. The results of this study provide screening and prioritization criteria, as well as a suspect list for PMT plastic additives.
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- Authors
- Fries, E. C., Grewal, T., & Suehring, R.
- Affiliations
- Toronto Metropolitan University (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Suehring, Roxana
- Published
- 2023-01-24
- OpenAlex
- W4317857348
- Cited by
- 2
- References
- 30
- Citations by year
- 2023: 2
- Type
- other
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- dx.doi.org
- Licence
- Funders
- Environment and Climate Change Canada
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Environmental Chemistry and Analysis
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Keywords
- polymer additives, physicochemical properties, octanol-water partition coefficient, nitrogen-containing additives, suspect list
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