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Screening the release of chemicals and microplastic particles from diverse plastic consumer products into water under accelerated UV weathering conditions
Journal of Hazardous Materials2024
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Aaron J. Beck,
Daria Bedulina,
Annika Jahnke,
Carolin Huber,
Aaron J. Beck,
Aaron J. Beck,
Frank Menger
Frank Menger
Mechthild Schmitt‐Jansen,
Deedar Nabi,
Deedar Nabi,
Deedar Nabi,
Mechthild Schmitt‐Jansen,
Lars Hildebrandt,
Lars Hildebrandt,
Lars Hildebrandt,
Lars Hildebrandt,
Lars Hildebrandt,
Lars Hildebrandt,
Lars Hildebrandt,
Lars Hildebrandt,
Frank Menger
Lars Hildebrandt,
Lars Hildebrandt,
Lars Hildebrandt,
Annika Jahnke,
Annika Jahnke,
Lars Hildebrandt,
Lars Hildebrandt,
Annika Jahnke,
Katrin Wendt‐Potthoff,
Annika Jahnke,
Aaron J. Beck,
Aaron J. Beck,
Daria Bedulina,
Katrin Wendt‐Potthoff,
Alexander Böhme,
Alexander Böhme,
Annika Jahnke,
Lars Hildebrandt,
Lars Hildebrandt,
S. H. Lips,
Alexander Böhme,
S. H. Lips,
Aaron J. Beck,
Mara Römerscheid,
Annika Jahnke,
S. H. Lips,
Lars Hildebrandt,
Mara Römerscheid,
Lars Hildebrandt,
Aaron J. Beck,
Annika Jahnke,
Aaron J. Beck,
Katrin Wendt‐Potthoff,
Tristan Zimmermann,
Aaron J. Beck,
Lars Hildebrandt,
Tristan Zimmermann,
Lars Hildebrandt,
Mara Römerscheid,
Mechthild Schmitt‐Jansen,
Lars Hildebrandt,
Frank Menger
Frank Menger
Annika Jahnke,
Annika Jahnke,
Daniel Pröfrock,
Annika Jahnke,
Annika Jahnke,
Nadin Ulrich,
Nadin Ulrich,
Nadin Ulrich,
Tristan Zimmermann,
Tristan Zimmermann,
Tristan Zimmermann,
Tristan Zimmermann,
Tristan Zimmermann,
Tristan Zimmermann,
Tristan Zimmermann,
Tristan Zimmermann,
Tristan Zimmermann,
Mechthild Schmitt‐Jansen,
Ole Klein,
Lars Hildebrandt,
Lars Hildebrandt,
Lars Hildebrandt,
Lars Hildebrandt,
Lars Hildebrandt,
Eric P. Achterberg,
Alexander Böhme,
Katrin Wendt‐Potthoff,
S. H. Lips,
S. H. Lips,
S. H. Lips,
Deedar Nabi,
S. H. Lips,
Daniel Pröfrock,
Daniel Pröfrock,
Daniel Pröfrock,
Daniel Pröfrock,
Annika Jahnke,
Daniel Pröfrock,
Katrin Wendt‐Potthoff,
Katrin Wendt‐Potthoff,
Mara Römerscheid,
Mara Römerscheid,
Aaron J. Beck,
Eric P. Achterberg,
Daria Bedulina,
Daria Bedulina,
Lars Hildebrandt,
Lars Hildebrandt,
Ole Klein,
Ole Klein,
Ole Klein,
Ole Klein,
Ole Klein,
Ole Klein,
Ole Klein,
Mechthild Schmitt‐Jansen,
Mechthild Schmitt‐Jansen,
Mechthild Schmitt‐Jansen,
Tristan Zimmermann,
Ole Klein,
Lars Hildebrandt,
S. H. Lips,
Mechthild Schmitt‐Jansen,
Mechthild Schmitt‐Jansen,
S. H. Lips,
Tristan Zimmermann,
Lars Hildebrandt,
Aaron J. Beck,
Tristan Zimmermann,
Eric P. Achterberg,
Ole Klein,
Deedar Nabi,
Annika Jahnke,
Deedar Nabi,
Deedar Nabi,
Lars Hildebrandt,
Annika Jahnke,
Mechthild Schmitt‐Jansen,
Katrin Wendt‐Potthoff,
Aaron J. Beck,
Aaron J. Beck,
Annika Jahnke,
Aaron J. Beck,
Annika Jahnke,
Annika Jahnke,
Daniel Pröfrock,
Annika Jahnke,
Annika Jahnke,
Annika Jahnke,
Annika Jahnke,
Daniel Pröfrock,
Daniel Pröfrock,
Jürgen Gandraß,
Daniel Pröfrock,
Daniel Pröfrock,
Daniel Pröfrock,
Annika Jahnke,
Aaron J. Beck,
Jürgen Gandraß,
Jürgen Gandraß,
Daniel Pröfrock,
Daniel Pröfrock,
Jürgen Gandraß,
Jürgen Gandraß,
Jürgen Gandraß,
Daniel Pröfrock,
Hanna Joerss,
Hanna Joerss,
Daniel Pröfrock,
Eric P. Achterberg,
Lars Hildebrandt,
Daniel Pröfrock,
Alexander Böhme,
Katrin Wendt‐Potthoff,
Hanna Joerss,
Annika Jahnke,
Katrin Wendt‐Potthoff,
Annika Jahnke,
Daniel Pröfrock,
Daniel Pröfrock,
Lars Hildebrandt,
Alexander Böhme,
Katrin Wendt‐Potthoff,
Hanna Joerss,
Hanna Joerss,
Hanna Joerss,
Katrin Wendt‐Potthoff,
Mechthild Schmitt‐Jansen,
Eric P. Achterberg,
Annika Jahnke,
Mechthild Schmitt‐Jansen,
Katrin Wendt‐Potthoff,
Hanna Joerss,
Annika Jahnke,
Daria Bedulina,
Daria Bedulina,
Daria Bedulina,
Annika Jahnke,
Annika Jahnke,
Annika Jahnke,
Annika Jahnke,
Ole Klein,
Ole Klein,
Annika Jahnke,
S. H. Lips,
Daniel Pröfrock,
Tristan Zimmermann,
Daniel Pröfrock,
Mechthild Schmitt‐Jansen,
Annika Jahnke,
Tristan Zimmermann,
Daniel Pröfrock,
Tristan Zimmermann,
Annika Jahnke,
Mechthild Schmitt‐Jansen,
Mechthild Schmitt‐Jansen,
Mechthild Schmitt‐Jansen,
Eric P. Achterberg,
Annika Jahnke,
Eric P. Achterberg,
Mechthild Schmitt‐Jansen,
Carolin Huber,
Carolin Huber,
Annika Jahnke,
Annika Jahnke,
Carolin Huber,
Alexander Böhme,
Katrin Wendt‐Potthoff,
Alexander Böhme,
Alexander Böhme,
Nadin Ulrich,
Daniel Pröfrock,
S. H. Lips,
S. H. Lips,
Nadin Ulrich,
Nadin Ulrich,
Frank Menger
Aaron J. Beck,
Aaron J. Beck,
Aaron J. Beck,
Frank Menger
Daniel Pröfrock,
Daniel Pröfrock,
S. H. Lips,
Mechthild Schmitt‐Jansen,
Deedar Nabi,
Daniel Pröfrock,
Deedar Nabi,
Eric P. Achterberg,
Eric P. Achterberg,
Eric P. Achterberg,
Annika Jahnke,
Annika Jahnke,
Mechthild Schmitt‐Jansen,
Annika Jahnke,
Mechthild Schmitt‐Jansen,
Daniel Pröfrock,
Lars Hildebrandt,
Lars Hildebrandt,
Mechthild Schmitt‐Jansen,
Lars Hildebrandt,
Annika Jahnke,
Daniel Pröfrock,
Mara Römerscheid,
Mara Römerscheid,
Katrin Wendt‐Potthoff,
Mechthild Schmitt‐Jansen,
Mechthild Schmitt‐Jansen,
Nadin Ulrich,
Lars Hildebrandt,
Katrin Wendt‐Potthoff,
Katrin Wendt‐Potthoff,
Frank Menger
Summary
Researchers exposed eight common plastic consumer products to UV light simulating eight months of weathering and found they released both microplastic particles and hundreds of chemical compounds into water. The UV exposure significantly increased the release of toxic metals and organic chemicals compared to products kept in the dark. Many of the detected substances exceeded safety thresholds, suggesting that sun-degraded plastic products could pose meaningful health and environmental risks.
Photodegradation of plastic consumer products is known to accelerate weathering and facilitate the release of chemicals and plastic particles into the aquatic environment. However, these processes are complex. In our presented pilot study, eight plastic consumer products were leached in distilled water under strong ultraviolet (UV) light simulating eight months of Central European climate and compared to their respective dark controls (DCs). The leachates and formed plastic particles were exploratorily characterized using a range of chemical analytical tools to describe degradation and leaching processes. These techniques covered (a) microplastic analysis, showing substantial liberation of plastic particles further increased under UV exposure, (b) non-targeted mass spectrometric characterization of the leachates, revealing several hundreds of chemical features with typically only minor agreement between the UV exposure and the corresponding DCs, (c) target analysis of 71 organic analytes, of which 15 could be detected in at least one sample, and (d) metal(loid) analysis, which revealed substantial release of toxic metal(loid)s further enhanced under UV exposure. A data comparison with the US-EPA's ToxVal and ToxCast databases showed that the detected metals and organic additives might pose substantial health and environmental concerns, requiring further study and comprehensive impact assessments.