Enhanced desorption of persistent organic pollutants from microplastics under simulated physiological conditions

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 185, Issue , 2014, Pages 16-23

  Bakir, Adil ^a   Rowland, Steven J ^a   Thompson, Richard C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Desorption; Gut surfactant; Hydrophobic organic compounds; Marine Strategy Framework Directive; Microplastic

Indexed keywords

HYDROPHOBIC ORGANIC COMPOUND; MARINE ORGANISMS; MARINE STRATEGY FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; MICROPLASTIC; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT (POP); PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITION;

DESORPTION; MARINE BIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEAWATER; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

CHLORPHENOTANE; ENVIRONMENTAL, INDUSTRIAL AND DOMESTIC CHEMICALS; MICROPLASTIC; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; PHENANTHRENE; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DDT; DESORPTION; HYDROPHOBICITY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PH; PHENANTHRENE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC; SEAWATER; SURFACTANT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BINDING KINETICS; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESORPTION; INTESTINE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PH; REACTION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

DESORPTION; GUT SURFACTANT; HYDROPHOBIC ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; MARINE STRATEGY FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE; MICROPLASTIC;

AQUATIC ORGANISMS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PLASTICS; SEAWATER; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84887436697     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.10.007     Document Type: Article

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