Understanding the stability of nanoplastics in aqueous environments: effect of ionic strength, temperature, dissolved organic matter, clay, and heavy metals

• Published in: Environmental science. Nano Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 2968 - 2976
• Main Authors: Singh, Nisha, Tiwari, Ekta, Khandelwal, Nitin, Darbha, Gopala Krishna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 2019
• Subjects: Agglomeration; Aggregation; Aquatic environment; Aqueous environments; Cadmium chloride; Calcium chloride; Cations; Clay; Coagulation; Colloids; Dissolved organic matter; Divalent cations; Environmental factors; Groundwater; Heavy metals; Ionic strength; Light scattering; Mercuric chloride; Mercury compounds; Metal concentrations; Metals; Organic matter; Oxidoreductions; Photon correlation spectroscopy; Polymers; Polystyrene; Polystyrene resins; River water; Rivers; Salts; Seawater; Sodium chloride; Soil; Soil dynamics; Soil temperature; Speciation; Stability; Temperature; Temperature effects; Zinc chloride

Nanoplastics (NPs) are one of the most dangerous fractions of plastics because of their possible eco-toxicological impacts. NP stability and transport are highly influenced by various environmental factors, which warrants the necessity to understand their fate in ambient water systems. This study in...