Photo aging and fragmentation of polypropylene food packaging materials in artificial seawater

New Insights into the Aging Behavior of Microplastics Accelerated by Advanced Oxidation Processes

(2019) Peng Liu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Formation of Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals on Microplastics under Light Irradiation

(2019) Kecheng Zhu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Electrochemical characteristic and stress corrosion behavior of API X70 high-strength pipeline steel under a simulated disbonded coating in an artificial seawater environment

(2019) Wei Wu et al.   JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Organotin Release from Polyvinyl Chloride Microplastics and Concurrent Photodegradation in Water: Impacts from Salinity, Dissolved Organic Matter, and Light Exposure

(2019) Chunzhao Chen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Morphology and chemical properties of polypropylene pellets degraded in simulated terrestrial and marine environments

(2019) Chih-Cheng Tang et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Aquatic Environments: Aggregation, Deposition, and Enhanced Contaminant Transport

(2018) Olubukola S. Alimi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Threat of plastic ageing in marine environment. Adsorption/desorption of micropollutants

(2018) Mikaël Kedzierski et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Identification of non volatile migrant compounds and NIAS in polypropylene films used as food packaging characterized by UPLC-MS/QTOF

(2018) Paula Vera et al.   TALANTA

Phototransformation of Plastic Containing Brominated Flame Retardants: Enhanced Fragmentation and Release of Photoproducts to Water and Air

(2018) Amina Khaled et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Sorption behavior and mechanism of hydrophilic organic chemicals to virgin and aged microplastics in freshwater and seawater

(2018) Guangzhou Liu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Distribution and importance of microplastics in the marine environment: A review of the sources, fate, effects, and potential solutions

(2017) H.S. Auta et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Plastic and other microfibers in sediments, macroinvertebrates and shorebirds from three intertidal wetlands of southern Europe and west Africa

(2017) Pedro M. Lourenço et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Combined Effects of UV Exposure Duration and Mechanical Abrasion on Microplastic Fragmentation by Polymer Type

(2017) Young Kyoung Song et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

High Quantities of Microplastic in Arctic Deep-Sea Sediments from the HAUSGARTEN Observatory

(2017) Melanie Bergmann et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Development and validation of an ultra-performance liquid chromatography method for the determination of bis(2,4-di- tert -butylphenyl)phosphate and related extractable compounds from single-use plastic films

(2017) Christine Ta et al.   JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY A

Impacts of Biofilm Formation on the Fate and Potential Effects of Microplastic in the Aquatic Environment

(2017) Christoph D. Rummel et al.   Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Photochemistry of Dissolved Black Carbon Released from Biochar: Reactive Oxygen Species Generation and Phototransformation

(2016) Heyun Fu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Mechanisms of hydroxyl radical production from abiotic oxidation of pyrite under acidic conditions

(2016) Peng Zhang et al.   GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA

Effects of Ultraviolet (UV) on Degradation of Irgafos 168 and Migration of Its Degradation Products from Polypropylene Films

(2016) Yueping Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

On some physical and dynamical properties of microplastic particles in marine environment

(2016) I. Chubarenko et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Long-term aging and degradation of microplastic particles: Comparing in situ oceanic and experimental weathering patterns

(2016) Jennifer Brandon et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Stoichiometry and structural studies of Fe(III) and Zn(II) solvent extraction using D2EHPA/TBP

(2016) Atefeh Azizitorghabeh et al.   SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY

Microstructure studies of isotactic polypropylene under natural weathering by positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy

(2015) Kai Ni et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH

Occurrence and amount of microplastic ingested by fishes in watersheds of the Gulf of Mexico

(2015) Melissa B. Phillips et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

(2015) J. R. Jambeck et al.   SCIENCE

Determination of Polymer Additives-Antioxidants, Ultraviolet Stabilizers, Plasticizers and Photoinitiators in Plastic Food Package by Accelerated Solvent Extraction Coupled with High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

(2014) B. Li et al.   JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHIC SCIENCE

Microplastic Ingestion by Zooplankton

(2013) Matthew Cole et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Simultaneous Analysis of Trace Polymer Additives in Plastic Beverage Packaging by Solvent Sublation Followed by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

(2013) Lin Chang et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Photo- and thermal-oxidation of polyethylene: Comparison of mechanisms and influence of unsaturation content

(2013) Mélanie Gardette et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Direct Monitoring of the Role Played by a Stabilizer in a Solid Sample of Polymer Using Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry: The Case of Irgafos 168 in Polyethylene

(2012) Kevin Fouyer et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Microplastics in the Marine Environment: A Review of the Methods Used for Identification and Quantification

(2012) Valeria Hidalgo-Ruz et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Uptake and Effects of Microplastics on Cells and Tissue of the Blue Mussel Mytilus edulis L. after an Experimental Exposure

(2012) Nadia von Moos et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

New stabilizers for polystyrene based on 2-thioacetic acid benzothiazol complexes

(2012) Emad Yousif et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE

Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Woldwide: Sources and Sinks

(2011) Mark Anthony Browne et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microwave Heating Causes Rapid Degradation of Antioxidants in Polypropylene Packaging, Leading to Greatly Increased Specific Migration to Food Simulants As Shown by ESI-MS and GC-MS

(2011) Jonas Alin et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Microplastics as contaminants in the marine environment: A review

(2011) Matthew Cole et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in the marine environment

(2011) Anthony L. Andrady   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Sorbic acid as a quantitative probe for the formation, scavenging and steady-state concentrations of the triplet-excited state of organic compounds

(2011) Janel E. Grebel et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Effect of Halide Ions and Carbonates on Organic Contaminant Degradation by Hydroxyl Radical-Based Advanced Oxidation Processes in Saline Waters

(2010) Janel E. Grebel et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Spatial Patterns of Plastic Debris along Estuarine Shorelines

(2010) Mark A. Browne et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Effects of mechanical and chemical processes on the degradation of plastic beach debris on the island of Kauai, Hawaii

(2010) David A Cooper et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Identification of degradation products of antioxidants in polyolefins by liquid chromatography combined with atmospheric pressure photoionisation mass spectrometry

(2010) Eva Reingruber et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Natural Weathering Studies of Polypropylene

(2009) K. Rajakumar et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT