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Effects of accelerated aging on characteristics, leaching, and toxicity of commercial lead chromate pigmented microplastics
Environmental Pollution2019
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Dongqin He,
Hongwei Luo,
Hongwei Luo,
Hongwei Luo,
Hongwei Luo,
Hongwei Luo,
Xiangliang Pan
Hongwei Luo,
Hongwei Luo,
Dongqin He,
Hongwei Luo,
Hongwei Luo,
Hongwei Luo,
Hongwei Luo,
Hongwei Luo,
Hongwei Luo,
Hongwei Luo,
Hongwei Luo,
Hongwei Luo,
Xiangliang Pan
Hongwei Luo,
Hongwei Luo,
Hongwei Luo,
Hongwei Luo,
Hongwei Luo,
Hongwei Luo,
Hongwei Luo,
Hongwei Luo,
Hongwei Luo,
Hongwei Luo,
Hongwei Luo,
Hongwei Luo,
Hongwei Luo,
Hongwei Luo,
Hongwei Luo,
Hongwei Luo,
Hongwei Luo,
Hongwei Luo,
Yu Li,
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Yahui Xiang,
Yahui Xiang,
Yahui Xiang,
Yahui Xiang,
Yaoyao Zhao,
Dongqin He,
Xiangliang Pan
Dongqin He,
Dongqin He,
Dongqin He,
Dongqin He,
Dongqin He,
Dongqin He,
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Yaoyao Zhao,
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Yu Li,
Yu Li,
Yu Li,
Yaoyao Zhao,
Yaoyao Zhao,
Dongqin He,
Dongqin He,
Dongqin He,
Dongqin He,
Dongqin He,
Yahui Xiang,
Dongqin He,
Dongqin He,
Hongwei Luo,
Xiangliang Pan
Dongqin He,
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Yu Li,
Yu Li,
Yaoyao Zhao,
Yaoyao Zhao,
Yahui Xiang,
Yahui Xiang,
Yahui Xiang,
Hongwei Luo,
Dongqin He,
Dongqin He,
Dongqin He,
Dongqin He,
Dongqin He,
Xiangliang Pan
Dongqin He,
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Yu Li,
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Dongqin He,
Yaoyao Zhao,
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Dongqin He,
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Hongwei Luo,
Xiangliang Pan
Dongqin He,
Hongwei Luo,
Hongwei Luo,
Xiangliang Pan
Hongwei Luo,
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Hongwei Luo,
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Hongwei Luo,
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Hongwei Luo,
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Hongwei Luo,
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Hongwei Luo,
Hongwei Luo,
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Yu Li,
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Xiangliang Pan
Summary
Researchers studied how aging affects the leaching of lead chromate pigments from commercial microplastics and the resulting toxicity to microalgae. They found that aging caused surface cracking and fragmentation, which accelerated the release of chromium and lead, particularly under acidic conditions. The leachate from aged microplastics was significantly more toxic to algae than that from newer particles, highlighting how microplastic degradation in the environment can increase their chemical hazard over time.
It is of environmental significance to study the leaching performance of additives from microplastics (MPs) and further evaluate the toxicity of leachate to microalgae. Here, we investigated the effects of accelerated aging on characteristics, leaching, and toxicity of commercial lead chromate pigmented MPs. Results show that aging of MPs caused surface cracks and fragmentation, increased their surface area and carbonyl contents, and promoted the release of lead chromate pigment. Chromium (Cr) and lead (Pb) tend to leach under acidic condition, rather than neutral and alkali environment. Aging treatment facilitates the leaching performance and a high concentration of NaCl solution also favors the leaching process. Toxicology experiments demonstrate that only high concentration of leachate (>10 μg L) exerted significant inhibitory influence (p < 0.005) on cell photosynthesis of Microcystis aeruginosa. The growth inhibition of algal cells remarkably increased with increasing leachate concentrations. We observed more inhibiting effects on cell growth and photosynthesis using the leachates of aged MPs. Longer aging time leads to more release of Cr and Pb, rendering higher toxicity to microalgae. These novel findings will benefit us from assessing the leaching behavior of additives in MPs and their toxicological risks to aquatic organisms.