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Interaction of Environmental Pollutants with Microplastics: A Critical Review of Sorption Factors, Bioaccumulation and Ecotoxicological Effects

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Menéndez-Pedriza, Albert, Jaumot, Joaquim·2020·Toxics
DOI 10.3390/toxics8020040PMC PMC7355763
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Microplastics have become one of the leading environmental threats due to their persistence, ubiquity and intrinsic toxic potential. The potential harm that microplastics impose on ecosystems varies from direct effects (i.e., entanglement and ingestion) to their ability to sorb a diversity of environmental pollutants (e.g., heavy metals, persistent organic compounds or pharmaceuticals). Therefore, the toxicological assessment of the combined effects of microplastics and sorbed pollutants can produce in biota is one of the hottest topics on the environmental toxicology field. This review aims to clarify the main impacts that this interaction could have on ecosystems by (1) highlighting the principal factors that influence the microplastics sorption capacities; (2) discussing the potential scenarios in which microplastics may have an essential role on the bioaccumulation and transfer of chemicals; and (3) reviewing the recently published studies describing toxicological effects caused by the combination of microplastics and their sorbed chemicals. Finally, a discussion regarding the need for a new generation of toxicological studies is presented.

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Figure 1 (a) Global plastic production since the 1950s together with an estimate of the global plastic production until 2050. (b) Estimated percentage of primary microplastics (MPs) that ends up into oceans respect the total MPs materials released into marine ecosystems every year. The percentage of land-based and marine-based contributions are also presented. (c) Most important land-based and marine-based sources of primary MPs released into marine ecosystems.
Figure 1 (a) Global plastic production since the 1950s together with an estimate of the global plastic production until 2050. (b) Estimated percentage of primary microplastics (MPs) that ends up into oceans respect the total MPs materials released into marine ecosystems every year. The percentage of land-based and marine-based contributions are also presented. (c) Most important land-based and marine-based sources of primary MPs released into marine ecosystems.CC BY · PubMed Central
Figure 2 Summary of the main factors influencing the interaction between MPs and chemical pollutants.
Figure 2 Summary of the main factors influencing the interaction between MPs and chemical pollutants.CC BY · PubMed Central
Figure 3 Standard isotherm models used in the study of sorption/desorption of environmental pollutants in MPs.
Figure 3 Standard isotherm models used in the study of sorption/desorption of environmental pollutants in MPs.CC BY · PubMed Central
Figure 4 Overview of the main weathering processes and alterations produced on large plastic debris or primary MPs to form secondary MPs on marine environments.
Figure 4 Overview of the main weathering processes and alterations produced on large plastic debris or primary MPs to form secondary MPs on marine environments.CC BY · PubMed Central
Figure 5 Schematic representation of the three possible bioaccumulation scenarios to assess the role of MPs (blue circles) as vectors of environmental pollutants (red dots) in marine biota (green squares).
Figure 5 Schematic representation of the three possible bioaccumulation scenarios to assess the role of MPs (blue circles) as vectors of environmental pollutants (red dots) in marine biota (green squares).CC BY · PubMed Central

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  1. Endo, S., and Koelmans, A.A. (2019). Sorption of hydrophobic organic compounds in marine environments: Equilibrium. Hazardous Chemicals Associated with Plastics in the Marine Environment, Springer.

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Authors
Menéndez-Pedriza, A., & Jaumot, J.
Affiliations
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (ES)
Corresponding author
Jaumot, Joaquim
ORCID
Venue
Toxics
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2020-06-02
Volume
8
Issue
2
Pages
40
ISSN
2305-6304 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3390/toxics8020040
PMC
PMC7355763
OpenAlex
W3033642957
Cited by
381
References
148
Citations by year
2026: 82 · 2025: 85 · 2024: 83 · 2023: 48 · 2022: 52 · 2021: 29 · 2020: 1
FWCI
1.46
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Toxics (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)) (acceptedVersion, other-oa)
  • DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (CTQ2017-82598-P, CEX2018-000794-S)
  • Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (2017SGR753)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
Keywords
microplastics, environmental pollutants, sorption, bioaccumulation, ecotoxicology, heavy metals, persistent organic pollutants, pharmaceuticals, combined toxicity

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