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Sorption of polyhalogenated carbazoles (PHCs) to microplastics
Summary
Researchers investigated the sorption of five polyhalogenated carbazoles onto polyethylene, polypropylene, and polyvinyl chloride microplastics, finding that sorption capacity varied with plastic type and carbazole structure, indicating that microplastics can act as vectors for these emerging halogenated organic contaminants.
The sorption of 5 Polyhalogenated carbazoles (PHCs) [3,6-dibromocarbazole (3,6-BCZ), 3,6-dichlorocarbazole (3,6-CCZ), 3,6-diiodocarbazole (3,6-ICZ), 2,7-dibromocarbazole (2,7-BCZ) and 3-bromocarbazole (3-BCZ)] on to three microplastics [polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), and polyvinyl chloride (PVC)] in a simulated seawater system are studied. Sorption isotherms demonstrated that PVC had the maximum sorption capacity, which can be attributed to polar-polar interaction. The sorption kinetics model showed that the sorption process was controlled by both intraparticle and film diffusion. The sorption of PHCs to microplastics was significantly influenced by temperature, the sorption capacity first increased gradually and then decreased with the increasing temperature. Increasing the salinity decreased the sorption of PHCs onto PP, PE, PVC microplastics. Our results indicated that all three kinds of microplastics can serve as carriers for PHCs in the aquatic environment, which put marine ecosystems at higher risks.