The chemical behaviors of microplastics in marine environment: A review

X Guo, J Wang�- Marine pollution bulletin, 2019 - Elsevier
X Guo, J Wang
Marine pollution bulletin, 2019Elsevier
Microplastics are widely existed in marine and coastal environments, which aroused global
concern in recent years. This review mainly summarized the interactions of organic
pollutants and metals with microplastics based on environmental monitoring results and
laboratory results reported by literatures. Firstly, the type, properties, and distribution of
microplastics in the environment were briefly reviewed. Secondly, the property changes of
microplastics after degradation were discussed. Thirdly, the concentrations of pollutants on�…
Abstract
Microplastics are widely existed in marine and coastal environments, which aroused global concern in recent years. This review mainly summarized the interactions of organic pollutants and metals with microplastics based on environmental monitoring results and laboratory results reported by literatures. Firstly, the type, properties, and distribution of microplastics in the environment were briefly reviewed. Secondly, the property changes of microplastics after degradation were discussed. Thirdly, the concentrations of pollutants on microplastics in global environments were summarized. Then the effect of the factors (e.g. types and properties of microplastics, types of pollutants, and environmental conditions) on the sorption behaviors of microplastics were discussed in detail. Finally, the influences of microplastics on marine organisms were briefly evaluated.
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