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Insight into the effect of natural aging of polystyrene microplastics on the sorption of legacy and emerging per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances in seawater
Heliyon2024
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Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
Hrissi K. Karapanagioti
Hrissi K. Karapanagioti
Hrissi K. Karapanagioti
Hrissi K. Karapanagioti
Hrissi K. Karapanagioti
Hrissi K. Karapanagioti
Hrissi K. Karapanagioti
Hrissi K. Karapanagioti
Nikolaos Mourgkogiannis,
Nikolaos Mourgkogiannis,
Badreddine Barhoumi,
Badreddine Barhoumi,
Badreddine Barhoumi,
Badreddine Barhoumi,
Hrissi K. Karapanagioti
Hrissi K. Karapanagioti
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
Marc Métian,
Hrissi K. Karapanagioti
Marc Métian,
Hrissi K. Karapanagioti
Marc Métian,
Marc Métian,
Hrissi K. Karapanagioti
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
Marc Métian,
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
Marc Métian,
Marc Métian,
Hrissi K. Karapanagioti
Marc Métian,
Marc Métian,
Marc Métian,
Hrissi K. Karapanagioti
Hrissi K. Karapanagioti
Marc Métian,
Hrissi K. Karapanagioti
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
Imma Tolosa,
Imma Tolosa,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
François Oberhaënsli,
Hrissi K. Karapanagioti
Hrissi K. Karapanagioti
Hrissi K. Karapanagioti
Marc Métian,
Marc Métian,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
Marc Métian,
Marc Métian,
Hrissi K. Karapanagioti
Hrissi K. Karapanagioti
Marc Métian,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
Nikolaos Mourgkogiannis,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
Nikolaos Mourgkogiannis,
Nikolaos Mourgkogiannis,
Nikolaos Mourgkogiannis,
François Oberhaënsli,
Hrissi K. Karapanagioti
François Oberhaënsli,
Marc Métian,
Marc Métian,
Marc Métian,
Marc Métian,
Marc Métian,
Marc Métian,
Marc Métian,
Marc Métian,
Marc Métian,
Hrissi K. Karapanagioti
Marc Métian,
François Oberhaënsli,
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
Philippe Bersuder,
Hrissi K. Karapanagioti
Marc Métian,
Hrissi K. Karapanagioti
Marc Métian,
Marc Métian,
Hrissi K. Karapanagioti
François Oberhaënsli,
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
François Oberhaënsli,
Marc Métian,
François Oberhaënsli,
François Oberhaënsli,
Marc Métian,
François Oberhaënsli,
Marc Métian,
Marc Métian,
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
François Oberhaënsli,
Philippe Bersuder,
Imma Tolosa,
François Oberhaënsli,
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
Marc Métian,
Marc Métian,
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
Imma Tolosa,
François Oberhaënsli,
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
Marc Métian,
François Oberhaënsli,
Nikolaos Mourgkogiannis,
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
Philippe Bersuder,
Marc Métian,
Nikolaos Mourgkogiannis,
Imma Tolosa,
Marc Métian,
Marc Métian,
Carlos Alonso‐Hernández,
Hrissi K. Karapanagioti
Hrissi K. Karapanagioti
Summary
Naturally aged polystyrene microplastics showed different sorption behavior for nine PFAS compounds compared to virgin microplastics, with environmental aging altering the physicochemical properties that determine how strongly microplastics bind these 'forever chemicals' in seawater.
<h2>Abstract</h2> Microplastics (MPs) are abundant in aquatic environments and due to their small size, surface properties, and strong hydrophobicity, they can easily sorb chemicals, thus potentially acting as pollutant carriers. To date, most studies investigating the sorption of chemicals on MPs have principally focused on virgin MPs. However, MPs in the environment undergo aging effects, which changes their physical-chemical properties and aptitude to interact with chemicals, such as per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) referred to as "forever chemicals". In this study, we compared the sorption behavior of nine PFAS, exhibiting different physical-chemical properties, on virgin and naturally aged polystyrene microplastic (PS-MPs) to explore to what extent the environmental aging affects the sorption behavior of the PS-MPs for different legacy and emerging PFAS in seawater. Differences in the morphology and surface properties of aged PS-MPs were examined by infrared spectroscopy, surface area analysis, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction. Results revealed that compared to virgin PS-MPs, aged PS-MPs exhibited morphological changes (e.g. cavities, pits, and rough surfaces) with biofilm development and signs of oxidation on the MPs surface. PFAS sorption on PS-MPs was enhanced for the aged PS-MPs compared to virgin PS-MPs with K<sub>d</sub> values ranging from 327 L kg<sup>−1</sup> for PFOA to 3247 L kg<sup>−1</sup> for PFOS in aged PS-MPs. The difference in sorption capacity was mainly attributed to the physical-chemical changes and the adhered biofilm observed in aged PS-MPs. Results also showed that virgin PS-MPs adsorb PFAS mainly through steric hindrance, while the aged PS-MPs may involve more complex sorption mechanisms. This research provides additional insights into the ability of aged MPs as potential carriers of legacy and emerging contaminants in the marine environment.