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Microplastics and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Xiamen coastal areas: Implications for anthropogenic impacts
The Science of The Total Environment2018
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Bin Chen,
Bin Chen,
Bin Chen,
Bin Chen,
Bin Chen,
Bin Chen,
Bin Chen,
Haibo Zhang,
Haibo Zhang,
Haibo Zhang,
Yongming Luo
Yongming Luo
Yongming Luo
Guowen Tang,
Guowen Tang,
Qian Zhou,
Qian Zhou,
Qian Zhou,
Qian Zhou,
Qian Zhou,
Qian Zhou,
Qian Zhou,
Haibo Zhang,
Qian Zhou,
Mengyang Liu,
Mengyang Liu,
Mengyang Liu,
Minggang Cai,
Minggang Cai,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Bin Chen,
Qian Zhou,
Yongming Luo
Haibo Zhang,
Yongming Luo
Yongming Luo
Haibo Zhang,
Haibo Zhang,
Haibo Zhang,
Haibo Zhang,
Haibo Zhang,
Haibo Zhang,
Haibo Zhang,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Mengyang Liu,
Mengyang Liu,
Mengyang Liu,
Mengyang Liu,
Mengyang Liu,
Mengyang Liu,
Mengyang Liu,
Kai Chen,
Qian Zhou,
Qian Zhou,
Qinghui Huang,
Haixia He,
Haixia He,
Haibo Zhang,
Yongming Luo
Qian Zhou,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Mengyang Liu,
Kai Chen,
Mengyang Liu,
Qian Zhou,
Haibo Zhang,
Qian Zhou,
Qian Zhou,
Qinghui Huang,
Mengyang Liu,
Mengyang Liu,
Minggang Cai,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Qian Zhou,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Minggang Cai,
Qian Zhou,
Haibo Zhang,
Bin Chen,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Yongming Luo
Yongming Luo
Haixia He,
Minggang Cai,
Haixia He,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Yongming Luo
Minggang Cai,
Haibo Zhang,
Minggang Cai,
Kai Chen,
Mengyang Liu,
Qian Zhou,
Mengyang Liu,
Qian Zhou,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Haibo Zhang,
Yongming Luo
Guowen Tang,
Mengyang Liu,
Mengyang Liu,
Haibo Zhang,
Haibo Zhang,
Bin Chen,
Bin Chen,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Haibo Zhang,
Qinghui Huang,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Guowen Tang,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Yongming Luo
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Yongming Luo
Haibo Zhang,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Kai Chen,
Kai Chen,
Kai Chen,
Minggang Cai,
Kai Chen,
Kai Chen,
Hongwei Ke,
Haibo Zhang,
Minggang Cai,
Mengyang Liu,
Haibo Zhang,
Hongwei Ke,
Minggang Cai,
Hongwei Ke,
Haibo Zhang,
Minggang Cai,
Minggang Cai,
Qian Zhou,
Qinghui Huang,
Qian Zhou,
Qian Zhou,
Minggang Cai,
Qinghui Huang,
Haibo Zhang,
Hongwei Ke,
Haibo Zhang,
Haibo Zhang,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Yongming Luo
Haibo Zhang,
Haibo Zhang,
Hongwei Ke,
Haibo Zhang,
Minggang Cai,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Haibo Zhang,
Kai Chen,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Yongming Luo
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Mengyang Liu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Minggang Cai,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Haibo Zhang,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Jiahui Hu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Yongming Luo
Yongming Luo
Minggang Cai,
Yongming Luo
Haibo Zhang,
Bin Chen,
Haibo Zhang,
Haibo Zhang,
Hongwei Ke,
Hongwei Ke,
Hongwei Ke,
Yongming Luo
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Haibo Zhang,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Minggang Cai,
Minggang Cai,
Minggang Cai,
Minggang Cai,
Mengyang Liu,
Qinghui Huang,
Hongwei Ke,
Hongwei Ke,
Hongwei Ke,
Hongwei Ke,
Kai Chen,
Kai Chen,
Haibo Zhang,
Yongming Luo
Yongming Luo
Yongming Luo
Yongming Luo
Yongming Luo
Haibo Zhang,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Hongwei Ke,
Qian Zhou,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Haibo Zhang,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Hongwei Ke,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Mengyang Liu,
Yongming Luo
Minggang Cai,
Minggang Cai,
Haibo Zhang,
Yongming Luo
Qian Zhou,
Minggang Cai,
Yongming Luo
Bin Chen,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Yongming Luo
Minggang Cai,
Hongwei Ke,
Minggang Cai,
Minggang Cai,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Haibo Zhang,
Bin Chen,
Haibo Zhang,
Haibo Zhang,
Mengyang Liu,
Minggang Cai,
Minggang Cai,
Minggang Cai,
Minggang Cai,
Yongming Luo
Yongming Luo
Haibo Zhang,
Minggang Cai,
Hongwei Ke,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Bin Chen,
Bin Chen,
Minggang Cai,
Jiahui Hu,
Minggang Cai,
Minggang Cai,
Minggang Cai,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Minggang Cai,
Yongming Luo
Yongming Luo
Minggang Cai,
Yongming Luo
Summary
Researchers measured both microplastic abundance and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) concentrations in surface water and sediments of Xiamen coastal areas in southeast China. The study found that microplastic distribution correlated with urbanization and industrial activity patterns, suggesting that anthropogenic inputs drive co-contamination of coastal environments with both microplastics and chemical pollutants.
Microplastics and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were investigated to study the influence of human activities and to find their possible relationship on the coastal environments, where the coastal areas around Xiamen are undergoing intensive processes of industrialization and urbanization in the southeast China. The abundance of microplastics in Xiamen coastal areas was 103 to 2017particles/m in surface seawater and 76 to 333 particles/kg in sediments. Concentrations of dissolved PAHs varied from 18.1 to 248ng/L in surface seawater. The abundances of microplastics from the Western Harbor in surface seawater and sediments were higher than those from other areas. Foams were dominated in surface seawater samples, however, no foams were found in sediments samples. The microscope selection and FTIR analysis suggested that polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) were dominant microplastics. The cluster analysis results demonstrated that fibers and granules had the similar sources, and films had considerably correlation with all types of PAHs (3 or 4-ring PAHs and alkylated PAHs). Plastic film mulch from agriculture practice might be a potential source of microplastics in study areas. Results of our study support that river runoff, watershed area, population and urbanization rate influence the distribution of microplastics in estuarine surface water, and the prevalence of microplastic pollution calls for monitoring microplastics at a national scale.