Threat of plastic ageing in marine environment. Adsorption/desorption of micropollutants
2018
Kedzierski, Mikaël | D'Almeida, Mélanie | Magueresse, Anthony | Le Grand, Adélaïde | Duval, Hélène | César, Guy | Sire, Olivier | Bruzaud, Stéphane | Le Tilly, Véronique
Ageing of various plastics in marine environment was monitored after immersion of two synthetic (polyvinylchloride, PVC, and polyethylene terephthalate, PET) and one biodegradable (poly(butylene adipate co-terephtalate), PBAT) plastics for 502days in the bay of Lorient (Brittany, France). Data analysis indicates that aged PVC rapidly releases estrogenic compounds in seawater with a later adsorption of heavy metals; PET undergoes a low weakening of the surface whereas no estrogenic activity is detected; PBAT ages faster in marine environment than PVC. Aged PBAT exhibits heterogeneous surface with some cavities likely containing clay minerals from the chlorite group. Besides, this degraded material occasionally shows a high estrogenic activity. Overall, this study reports, for the first time, that some aged plastics, without being cytotoxic, can release estrogenic compounds in marine environment.
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