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Conference Papers Year : 2023

Impact Of The Polymer Degradation On The Metallic Additives Distribution In Microplastics

Imane Khatib
Mélanie Davranche
Delphine Vantelon
Camille Rivard
Julien Gigault

Abstract

The increasing production of plastics combined with the mismanagement of the plastic waste contributes to the creation of an environmental and health threat at a planetary scale. In addition to the alteration of plastic waste, the release of their additives and their fate remains unexplored. Although many studies focused on organic additives such as endocrine disruptors, few information is available on inorganic additives, especially on metals. These metallic additives can be released into the environment by degradation of the polymer matrices, becoming a new source of toxicity. To assess the impact of plastic degradation on the metallic additives' distribution and release, altered macroplastics (> 5 mm) were collected in the environment. By micro-XRF performed on a synchrotron line, colocalizations of metals were observed in the altered and unaltered layers of plastics. In the polyethylene plastics, metal additives are distributed as hotspot and large area as well as diffused elements. Statistical study analysis of the ratios between metals present in the non-altered and altered layers showed a preferential release of some metals. For a given additive some metals are released in greater quantity than the other. Plastics are therefore not only vectors, but also sources of metals in the environment.

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Geochemistry
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insu-04438360 , version 1 (05-02-2024)

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  • HAL Id : insu-04438360 , version 1

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Imane Khatib, Charlotte Catrouillet, Mélanie Davranche, Delphine Vantelon, Camille Rivard, et al.. Impact Of The Polymer Degradation On The Metallic Additives Distribution In Microplastics. 28 ème édition de la Réunion des sciences de la Terre (RST 2023), Société Géologique de France (SGF), Oct 2023, Rennes, France. ⟨insu-04438360⟩
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