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Organic pollutants in marine plastic debris from Canary Islands beaches
The Science of The Total Environment2018
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May Gómez,
Ico Martínez
Alicia Herrera,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
María Camacho,
Andrea Acosta-Dacal,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Ico Martínez
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera,
Octavio P. Luzardo,
Octavio P. Luzardo,
Octavio P. Luzardo,
Octavio P. Luzardo,
Andrea Acosta-Dacal,
Andrea Acosta-Dacal,
Andrea Acosta-Dacal,
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
May Gómez,
Ico Martínez
May Gómez,
Ico Martínez
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera,
May Gómez,
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Octavio P. Luzardo,
May Gómez,
Octavio P. Luzardo,
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Octavio P. Luzardo,
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera,
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Andrea Acosta-Dacal,
Andrea Acosta-Dacal,
Andrea Acosta-Dacal,
Ico Martínez
Andrea Acosta-Dacal,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Alicia Herrera,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
May Gómez,
Ico Martínez
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Andrea Acosta-Dacal,
Alicia Herrera,
May Gómez,
María Camacho,
Ico Martínez
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera,
Octavio P. Luzardo,
Octavio P. Luzardo,
Luis Alberto Henríquez‐Hernández,
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Andrea Acosta-Dacal,
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Octavio P. Luzardo,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Ico Martínez
Octavio P. Luzardo,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
Alicia Herrera,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera,
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Ico Martínez
Alicia Herrera,
Ico Martínez
Summary
Microplastic pellets and fragments collected from beaches across the Canary Islands were found to contain a wide range of organic pollutants including PCBs, PAHs, and organochlorine pesticides. The study highlights that beached microplastics in this Atlantic archipelago can be significant reservoirs of toxic organic contaminants with risks to marine organisms.
Study Type
Environmental
Given their capacity to adsorb chemical pollutants, microplastics represent a growing environmental concern in the oceans. The levels of 81 chemical compounds in two types of beached microplastic (pellets and fragments) were monitored across the Canary Islands (Spain). The highest concentrations were found for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) (52.1-17,023.6ng/g and 35.1-8725.8ng/g for pooled pellets and fragments, respectively). The polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) concentrations were 0.9-2285.8 and 1.6-772.5ng/g for pooled pellets and fragments, respectively, whereas organochlorine pesticides (OCP) ranged from 0.4-13,488.7 and 0.4-3778.8ng/g, respectively. The sum of polychlorinated biphenyls and diphenyl-dichloro-ethane (DDT) metabolites was significantly higher in beaches on Gran Canaria, which is the most populated and industrialized island. The sum of ultraviolet filters (UV-filters) was higher in those beaches more frequented by tourists (Famara and Las Canteras), than in occasionally or very rarely visited beaches (Cuervitos and Lambra), with values ranging from 0 to 37,740.3ng/g and 3.7-2169.3ng/g for pellets and fragments, respectively. Furthermore, the sum of brominated diphenyl ethers (BDE) (0-180.58ng/g for pooled pellets and 0.06-3923.9ng/g for pooled fragments) and organophosphorus flame retardants (OPFR) (20.0-378.0ng/g for pooled pellets, and 22.6-7013.9ng/g for pooled fragments) was significantly higher in an urban beach (Las Canteras) than in the rest of the studied beaches. Finally, the concentrations of the pesticide chlorpyrifos were much higher on Gran Canaria beaches than in the rest. In this research we provide further evidence of the important role of plastic debris in the adsorption of a wide range of marine pollutants. The regional pattern of chemical contamination of plastics reveals that the sorption of many compounds probably occurs in coastal waters. Further investigation is necessary to understand the relationship between plastic types and adsorption of different pollutants, especially for emerging pollutants.