Plasticrust generation and degeneration in rocky intertidal habitats contribute to microplastic pollution

潮间带 塑料污染 海洋学 微塑料 环境科学 潮间带生态学 地质学 栖息地 生态学 生物
作者
Julius A. Ellrich,Shunji Furukuma,Sonja M. Ehlers
出处
期刊:Science of The Total Environment [Elsevier]
卷期号:876: 162787-162787 被引量:10
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DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162787
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Plasticrusts are a plastic form that consists of plastic encrusting intertidal rocks. To date, plasticrusts have been reported on Madeira island (Atlantic Ocean), Giglio island (Mediterranean Sea) and in Peru (Pacific Ocean) but information on plasticrust sources, generation, degeneration and fate is largely missing. To address these knowledge gaps, we combined plasticrust field surveys, experiments and monitorings along the Yamaguchi Prefecture (Honshu, Japan) coastline (Sea of Japan) with macro-, micro- and spectroscopic analyses in Koblenz, Germany. Our surveys detected polyethylene (PE) plasticrusts that derived from very common PE containers and polyester (PEST) plasticrusts that resulted from PEST-based paint. We also confirmed that plasticrust abundance, cover and distribution were positively related to wave exposure and tidal amplitude. Our experiments showed that plasticrusts are generated by cobbles scratching across plastic containers, plastic containers being dragged across cobbles during beach clean-ups, and waves abrading plastic containers on intertidal rocks. Our monitorings found that plasticrust abundance and cover decreased over time and the macro- and microscopic examinations indicated that detached plasticrusts contribute to microplastic pollution. The monitorings also suggested that hydrodynamics (wave occurrence, tidal height) and precipitation drive plasticrust degeneration. Finally, floating tests revealed that low density (PE) plasticrusts float whereas high density (PEST) plasticrusts sink suggesting that polymer type floatability influences the fate of plasticrusts. By tracking the entire lifespan of plasticrusts for the first time, our study contributes fundamental knowledge of plasticrust generation and degeneration in the rocky intertidal zone and identified plasticrusts as novel microplastic sources.
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