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Microplastics in mangrove sediments of the Pearl River Estuary, South China: Correlation with halogenated flame retardants' levels
The Science of The Total Environment2020
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Jinping Peng,
Jinping Peng,
Jinping Peng,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li
Linzi Zuo,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Linzi Zuo,
Jinping Peng,
Jinping Peng,
Linzi Zuo,
Linzi Zuo,
Linzi Zuo,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Jinping Peng,
Linzi Zuo,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Jinping Peng,
Hengxiang Li
Jinping Peng,
Jinping Peng,
Jinping Peng,
Jinping Peng,
Linzi Zuo,
Jinping Peng,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Linzi Zuo,
Yuxin Sun,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Jinping Peng,
Jinping Peng,
Jinping Peng,
Jinping Peng,
Jinping Peng,
Jinping Peng,
Jinping Peng,
Jinping Peng,
Yuxin Sun,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Yuxin Sun,
Hengxiang Li
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li
Hengxiang Li
Hengxiang Li
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li
Hengxiang Li
Hengxiang Li
Hengxiang Li
Hengxiang Li
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li
Jinping Peng,
Jinping Peng,
Jinping Peng,
Jinping Peng,
Jinping Peng,
Jinping Peng,
Jinping Peng,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Jinping Peng,
Jinping Peng,
Jinping Peng,
Jinping Peng,
Yuxin Sun,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li
Hengxiang Li
Hengxiang Li
Hengxiang Li
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Jinping Peng,
Jinping Peng,
Jinping Peng,
Yongxia Hu,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Jinping Peng,
Jinping Peng,
Jinping Peng,
Jinping Peng,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Hengxiang Li
Jinping Peng,
Hengxiang Li
Jinping Peng,
Hengxiang Li
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Lang Lin,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Jinping Peng,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Jinping Peng,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Hengxiang Li
Jinping Peng,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Jinping Peng,
Jinping Peng,
Hengxiang Li
Hengxiang Li
Hengxiang Li
Lang Lin,
Jinping Peng,
Lang Lin,
Hengxiang Li
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Jinping Peng,
Jinping Peng,
Jinping Peng,
Jinping Peng,
Jinping Peng,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Jinping Peng,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Hengxiang Li
Jinping Peng,
Jinping Peng,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Jinping Peng,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Jinping Peng,
Jinping Peng,
Linzi Zuo,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Linzi Zuo,
Yongxia Hu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Linzi Zuo,
Jinping Peng,
Jinping Peng,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Linzi Zuo,
Jinping Peng,
Jinping Peng,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Lang Lin,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Hengxiang Li
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Jinping Peng,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Hengxiang Li
Summary
Microplastic concentrations in Pearl River Estuary mangrove sediments were high by global standards, averaging 851 items per kilogram, and significantly correlated with population density and GDP in the region. Several types of halogenated flame retardants in the sediments were also correlated with microplastic abundance, suggesting shared pollution sources.
Marine microplastic pollution of intertidal mangrove ecosystem is a matter of concern. However, the relationship between microplastic distribution and other pollutants such as halogenated flame retardants (HFRs) is unknown. In this study, forty-eight sediment samples were collected from three mangrove wetlands of the Pearl River Estuary (PRE), South China to investigate the distribution of microplastic and discuss the possible relationship between HFRs and microplastic abundance in mangrove sediments. The abundance of microplastic in mangrove sediments from the PRE ranged from 100 to 7900 items·kg dry weight (dw), with an average of 851 ± 177 items·kg dw, which was at a relatively higher level compared to other regions worldwide. The highest abundance of microplastic was observed in Shenzhen mangrove sediments. The abundance of microplastic was significantly and positively correlated with population density and gross domestic product of the PRE. The microplastics with size <500 μm were predominant in mangrove sediments, accounting for a proportion of 69.4% in all microplastic samples. Polypropylene-polyethylene copolymer, green/black, and fibers/fragments were the dominant type, color and shape in all microplastic samples, respectively. The correlation between HFRs and microplastic abundance demonstrated that polybrominated diphenyl ethers, decabromodiphenyl ethane, 1,2-bis(2,4,6-tribromophenoxy)ethane and hexabromocyclododecane may have the same pollution source as microplastics.