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Title:Extraction of Organochlorine Pesticides from Plastic Pellets and Plastic Type Analysis
Authors:ID Pflieger, Maryline (Author)
ID Makorič, Petra (Author)
ID Kovač Viršek, Manca (Author)
ID Koren, Špela (Author)
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Language:English
Work type:Not categorized
Typology:1.02 - Review Article
Organization:UNG - University of Nova Gorica
Abstract:Plastic resin pellets, categorized as microplastics (≤5 mm in diameter), are small granules that can be unintentionally released to the environment during manufacturing and transport. Because of their environmental persistence, they are widely distributed in the oceans and on beaches all over the world. They can act as a vector of potentially toxic organic compounds (e.g., polychlorinated biphenyls) and might consequently negatively affect marine organisms. Their possible impacts along the food chain are not yet well understood. In order to assess the hazards associated with the occurrence of plastic pellets in the marine environment, it is necessary to develop methodologies that allow for rapid determination of associated organic contaminant levels. The present protocol describes the different steps required for sampling resin pellets, analyzing adsorbed organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and identifying the plastic type. The focus is on the extraction of OCPs from plastic pellets by means of a pressurized fluid extractor (PFE) and on the polymer chemical analysis applying Fourier Transform-InfraRed (FT-IR) spectroscopy. The developed methodology focuses on 11 OCPs and related compounds, including dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and its two main metabolites, lindane and two production isomers, as well as the two biologically active isomers of technical endosulfan. This protocol constitutes a simple and rapid alternative to existing methodology for evaluating the concentration of organic contaminants adsorbed on plastic pieces.
Keywords:Environmental Sciences, Issue 125, Microplastics, resin pellets, pesticides, persistent organic pollutants, organochlorine pesticides, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, endosulfan, hexachlorocyclohexane, lindane, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, pressurized fluid extractor
Year of publishing:2017
Number of pages:10
Numbering:125
PID:20.500.12556/RUNG-3151-1c8cca25-a835-be98-a487-29cef74f6743 New window
COBISS.SI-ID:4839163 New window
DOI:doi:10.3791/55531 New window
NUK URN:URN:SI:UNG:REP:D8B8C61P
Publication date in RUNG:10.07.2017
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Title:Journal of Visualized Experiments
Shortened title:jove
Year of publishing:2017

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