Persistent organic pollutants sorbed in plastic resin pellet — “Nurdles” from coastal areas of Central Chile

Pozo, Karla; Urbina, Williams; Gómez, Victoria; Torres, Mariett; Nunez, Dariela; Příbylová, Petra; Audy, Ondřej; Clarke, Bradley O.; Arias, Andrés Hugo; Tombesi, Norma; Guida, Yago; Klánová, Jana

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110786

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“…Of these, BDE-47 (Br 4 ) was the most abundant congener at 25 sites. The prevalence of other relatively abundant lighter compounds, including BDE-99 and 100 (Br 5 ), BDE-49 and 66 (Br 4 ), and BDE-154 and 153 (Br 6 ), was also noted in pellets from Chile (Pozo et al, 2020), Brazil (Taniguchi et al, 2016), and the Canary Islands (Camacho et al, 2019). The congener profiles in pellets were similar to those found in penta-BDE technical mixtures (Fig.…”

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“…Camacho et al (2019) analyzed plastic debris, including pellets, from the Canary Islands and found PBDEs in all pellet samples. PBDEs were also detected in pellets from central Chile (Pozo et al, 2020). However, the spatial coverage of measurement campaigns is limited, and the global pollution status of PBDEs in pellets has not been reported thus far.…”

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International pellet watch: Global monitoring of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in plastic resin pellets

Ohgaki

Takada

Yoshida

et al. 2021

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Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were measured in plastic resin pellets collected from 65 beaches across 27 countries worldwide. They were detected at 49 locations at concentrations of the sum of 49 congeners of up to 46 ng / g-pellet and a median of 2 ng/g-pellet. These values are one to two orders of magnitude lower than those of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) (median, 51 ng / g-pellet). This difference can be attributed to lower production of the Penta-BDE technical mixture, which is Environmental Monitoring & Contaminants Research Japan Society for Environmental Chemistry This article is licensed under a Creative Commons [Attribution 4.0 International] license.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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International pellet watch: Global monitoring of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in plastic resin pellets

Ohgaki

Takada

Yoshida

et al. 2021

EMCR

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“…Overall, Asian countries showed the highest concentrations of PCBs. In Chile, for instance, an average concentration of 39.90 ng/g was reported in the bay of San Vicente (Pozo et al, 2020), and in the Easter Islands, the concentration was <5 ng/g (Pannetier et al, 2019). In Portugal, it can be observed that the mean PCBs concentrations in beach sediments from Fonte de Telha (14.52 ng/g) and Cresmina (13.05 ng/g) are very similar, although they are not geographically close (Frias et al, 2010).…”

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Sorption of chemical contaminants on degradable and non-degradable microplastics: Recent progress and research trends

Torres

Dioses-Salinas

Pizarro-Ortega

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Science of The Total Environment

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“…Browne, Niven, Galloway, Rowland, & Thompson, 2013), which is another aspect that has scarcely been addressed in the studies so far carried out in Chile. At present, only three studies report levels of chemicals sorbed on plastic debris in the country (Gómez et al, 2020;Pozo et al, 2020;Yamashita et al, 2018). Other contaminants geographically localized and derived from major economic activities, such as heavy metals in the north due to mining (Aguilera et al, 2019) and antibiotics and other pharmaceutics in the south due to aquaculture (Urbina, Cumillaf, Paschke, & Gebauer, 2019), may synergistically interact with plastic pollutants, potentially intensifying the impact of plastics on organism and ecosystem health.…”

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“…It seems that studies examining the impacts of microplastic ingestion on organisms' health are still scarce, and future research should address this issue. New studies are also aiming to understand the role of marine microplastics both as vectors for persistent organic pollutants and in the biogeochemical cycles of greenhouse gases(Cornejo-D'Ottone, Molina, Pavez, & Silva, 2020;Pozo et al, 2020).Most information about plastic pollutants in Chilean aquatic environments is about their abundance and distribution. During the period from 1985 to 2010, most studies were on the distribution of macrolitter in coastal waters and on sandy beaches(Figure 2c).…”

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A country's response to tackling plastic pollution in aquatic ecosystems: The Chilean way

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Luna‐Jorquera²,

Thiel³

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1. Marine plastic pollution is worse than expected, and we are starting to realize its full extent and severity. Solving the plastic pollution problem is not easy, as it requires the action and commitment of all sectors of our society. With a coastline extending over 4,000 km (from 18 S to 56 S), Chile is a maritime country, and since plastics are potentially harmful for marine and coastal ecosystems, food security, and public health, plastic pollution is a real threat. 2. Chile is the sixth-largest exporter of seafood (fish, invertebrates, and algae) in the world, but the extent of plastic contamination of marine organisms, its potential effects on commercial species and aquaculture, and its subsequent effects on human health are mostly unknown. 3. Chile has recently introduced some legislation to prevent plastics from reaching the environment and the coastal ocean. Governmental and non-governmental organizations have joined an informal alliance to take action against plastic pollution, both at a national and regional level, but stronger involvement of producers and commerce is required for effective measures. 4. Chilean scientists working on plastic pollution have created the Scientific Plastic Pollution Alliance of Chile network, aiming to promote collaborative and coordinated research focused on this pollutant. The wide geographical extent of Chile, with researchers working in diverse ecosystems, provides a unique opportunity to better understand the consequences of one of the most recent and severe threats to biodiversity. 5. Rather than solely presenting the plastic pollution problem from the scientific perspective, this paper includes views from different sectors of society. Mitigating plastic pollution is exceptionally complex, with this study highlighting the importance of local engagement, media, solving social inequities, new legislation, and law enforcement in order to advance on decreasing plastic pollution from a country-wide perspective.

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Persistent organic pollutants sorbed in plastic resin pellet — “Nurdles” from coastal areas of Central Chile

Cited by 53 publications

References 44 publications

International pellet watch: Global monitoring of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in plastic resin pellets

International pellet watch: Global monitoring of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in plastic resin pellets

Sorption of chemical contaminants on degradable and non-degradable microplastics: Recent progress and research trends

A country's response to tackling plastic pollution in aquatic ecosystems: The Chilean way

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