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Microplastics elutriation from sandy sediments: A granulometric approach
Marine Pollution Bulletin2016
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Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Véronique Le Tilly,
Véronique Le Tilly,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Véronique Le Tilly,
Véronique Le Tilly,
Véronique Le Tilly,
Véronique Le Tilly,
Patrick Bourseau,
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Olivier Sire,
Guy César,
Patrick Bourseau,
Patrick Bourseau,
Patrick Bourseau,
Patrick Bourseau,
Guy César,
Patrick Bourseau,
Patrick Bourseau,
Patrick Bourseau,
Patrick Bourseau,
Patrick Bourseau,
Hervé Bellegou,
Hervé Bellegou,
Hervé Bellegou,
Guy César,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Hervé Bellegou,
Hervé Bellegou,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Guy César,
Olivier Sire,
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Hervé Bellegou,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Guy César,
Olivier Sire,
Olivier Sire,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Guy César,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Guy César,
Olivier Sire,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Guy César,
Guy César,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Guy César,
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Véronique Le Tilly,
Guy César,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Olivier Sire,
Olivier Sire,
Olivier Sire,
Guy César,
Guy César,
Guy César,
Guy César,
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Olivier Sire,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Véronique Le Tilly,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Olivier Sire,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Véronique Le Tilly,
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Summary
This study optimized elutriation — a water-flow technique for separating particles by size — to more efficiently extract microplastics from sandy sediments while minimizing carry-over of sand. The granulometric (particle-size-based) approach improved extraction yields and provides a practical low-cost tool for environmental microplastic monitoring.
Although relatively easy to extract in the marine environment, microplastics are very difficult to recover when they are trapped in sediments. The elutriation column is one of the best tools currently available for extracting plastics from sediment, but with a high sand recovery yield. This study aims to address the following questions: (i) is it possible to use a sedimentological approach to limit the sand recovery? (ii) does the extraction velocity of the sand and plastic particles vary according to density and granulometry? (iii) what is the relative recovery efficiency obtained for dense polymer particles mixed with marine sand? Based on a new granulometric classification, different plastic particle-size fractions are defined. Their extraction velocities are experimentally determined on particles of sediment and different plastics (PA, PVC). The particle recovery experiments indicate that it is possible to extract >90% of dense plastic particles in cases of negligible sand recovery.