Atmospheric deposition of microplastics in the coastal zone: Characteristics and relationship with meteorological factors

Szewc, Karolina; Graca, Bożena; Dołęga, Anna

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143272

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“…In the indoor setting of the Humber region, UK, the concentrations were 1414 MP m -2 day -1[84] . In Vietnam, the dry and wet atmospheric deposition ranged between 71 and 917 MPs m -2 day -1 [109] . The concentration reported for the Alps and Arctic varied between a large range of 0.02 and 154 × 10 3 MP L -1 [101] , while the average concentration in Finland was 117.1 ± 18.4 MP L -1 [107] .…”

Section: The Concentration Of Airborne Mpsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Microplastics in the atmosphere: a review

Habibi¹,

Uddin²,

Fowler³

et al. 2022

JEEA

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Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous environmental contaminants of considerable persistence and have been a global concern for the past decade. Recently, atmospheric MPs have gained attention. The presence of MPs in the air has been reported from different regions and in air masses over water bodies, demonstrating MPs’ capability of long-range transport and wide spatial distribution away from their source of origin. This review of atmospheric MPs raises questions about the validity and legitimacy of approaches adopted for assessing MP in indoor and outdoor aerosols. The review also provides insight into active and passive sampling techniques and draws attention to the use of the data produced. MP abundance in the atmosphere varies widely among studies due to the disparities in methods employed and the heterogeneity in reporting, making comparisons across spatio-temporal domains infructuous. This review also highlights the paucity of data on atmospheric MPs, and the eminent need to harmonize the methodology for generating a useful comparable dataset that can be used for human health risk assessments.

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Section: The Concentration Of Airborne Mpsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Microplastics in the atmosphere: a review

Habibi¹,

Uddin²,

Fowler³

et al. 2022

JEEA

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“…Only roughly estimated is the today's amount of microplastic introduced into soils. Inputs occur through specific entry pathways like littering and dispersion from landfills, the application of wastewater, contaminated surface water, sewage sludge, composts, digestates, mulching foils and coated fertilizers, road dust as well as atmospheric deposition (Eerkes-Medrano et al, 2015;Huerta Lwanga et al, 2017a;Weithmann et al, 2018;Corradini et al, 2019;Dierkes et al, 2019;He et al, 2019;Edo et al, 2020;Huang et al, 2020;Katsumi et al, 2021;Szewc et al, 2021). Estimations of the amount of microplastic brought into soils by the agricultural application of sewage sludge range from 0.3 to 20 mg kg -1 dry soil (Nizzetto et al, 2016;Büks et al, 2020b).…”

Section: Our Legacy Of Microplasticmentioning

confidence: 99%

The impact of microplastic weathering on interactions with the soil environment: a review

Büks

Kaupenjohann

2021

Preprint

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Abstract. Recent studies have reported the influence of microplastic on soil quality parameters. Mass concentrations of plastic particles as found in highly contaminated soils were shown to weaken the soil structure by reducing the proportion of water stable aggregates (WSA). In addition, parts of the edaphon are adversely affected by mainly the < 100 µm microplastic fraction. The specific interaction of soil microplastic with other particulate organic matter (POM) and the mineral phase during the formation of soil aggregates as well as the adverse effects of especially the small-sized fraction, which has low weight but high specific surface area, justify a focus on surface properties of the soil microplastic and their alteration during the plastic life cycle. Exposed to UV radiation, juvenile plastic undergoes photochemical weathering with embrittlement and the formation of surface charge. When plastic particles enter the soil environment, a second step takes place, that includes biogeochemical weathering with enzymes, biotic and abiotic acids, oxidants as well as bioturbation and feeding of soil fauna. This work integrates recent findings on the effects of microplastic on soil structure and biota, the genesis of its surface characteristics and discusses how to reproduce them to conduct laboratory experiments with close-to-nature designer microplastic.

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“…The presence of microplastics in air have been extensively studied in the past years ( Zhang et al, 2020 ). These studies show that atmospheric deposition transports microplastic particles to the ocean surface air ( Liu et al, 2019 ; Wang et al, 2020 ; Szewc et al, 2021 ), therefore, making marine air breathers highly susceptible to microplastic inhalation. Currently, there is no literature on microplastic inhalation, however it is clear they do inhale airborne particles as several studies reported the inhalation of HgSe particles in Tursiops truncatus and Globicephala macrohynchus ( Rawson et al, 1995 ) and presence of accumulation of macrophages loaded with fine carbon particles in Tursiops truncatus resulting in anthracosis ( Rawson et al, 1991 ), which is commonly reported in human autopsies, suggesting that the inhalation exposure of air-breathers is similar.…”

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Microplastics in Sea Turtles, Marine Mammals and Humans: A One Environmental Health Perspective

Meaza

Toyoda

Wise

2021

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Microplastics are ubiquitous pollutants in the marine environment and a health concern. They are generated directly for commercial purposes or indirectly from the breakdown of larger plastics. Examining a toxicological profile for microplastics is a challenge due to their large variety of physico-chemical properties and toxicological behavior. In addition to their concentration, other parameters such as polymer type, size, shape and color are important to consider in their potential toxicity. Microplastics can adsorb pollutants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) or metals on their surface and are likely to contain plastic additives that add to their toxicity. The observations of microplastics in seafood increased concern for potential human exposure. Since literature considering microplastics in humans is scarce, using a One Environmental Health approach can help better inform about potential human exposures. Marine mammals and sea turtles are long-lived sentinel species regularly used for biomonitoring the health status of the ocean and share trophic chain and habitat with humans. This review considers the available research regarding microplastic and plastic fiber exposures in humans, marine mammals and turtles. Overall, across the literature, the concentration of microplastics, size, color, shape and polymer types found in GI tract and feces from sea turtles, marine mammals and humans are similar, showing that they might be exposed to the same microplastics profile. Additionally, even if ingestion is a major route of exposure due to contaminated food and water, dermal and inhalation studies in humans have provided data showing that these exposures are also health concerns and more effort on these routes of exposures is needed. In vitro studies looked at a variety of endpoints showing that microplastics can induce immune response, oxidative stress, cytotoxicity, alter membrane integrity and cause differential expression of genes. However, these studies only considered three polymer types and short-term exposures, whereas, due to physiological relevance, prolonged exposures might be more informative.

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Atmospheric deposition of microplastics in the coastal zone: Characteristics and relationship with meteorological factors

Cited by 135 publications

References 53 publications

Microplastics in the atmosphere: a review

Microplastics in the atmosphere: a review

The impact of microplastic weathering on interactions with the soil environment: a review

Microplastics in Sea Turtles, Marine Mammals and Humans: A One Environmental Health Perspective

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