Effects of leachates from UV-weathered microplastic on the microalgae Scenedesmus vacuolatus

• Published in: Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry Vol. 414; no. 4; pp. 1469 - 1479
• Main Authors: Rummel, Christoph D., Schäfer, Hannah, Jahnke, Annika, Arp, Hans Peter H., Schmitt-Jansen, Mechthild
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.02.2022; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Algae; Analysis; Analytical Chemistry; Biochemistry; Biodegradation; biomass; cell growth; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; computers; Degradation products; Dicarboxylic acids; Electronic waste; electronic wastes; Food Science; Green algae; Ionization; Keyboards; Laboratory Medicine; Leachates; Leaching; Methods; microalgae; Microplastics; Monitoring/Environmental Analysis; Oxidation; Paper in Forefront; Photooxidation; Photosynthesis; Plastic pollution; Polyethylene; Polyethylene terephthalate; polyethylene terephthalates; Polymers; Polypropylene; polypropylenes; Polystyrene; Polystyrene resins; polystyrenes; Scenedesmus vacuolatus; Toxicity; ultraviolet radiation; Water distribution; Water engineering; Weathering; Norway; Germany; Electronic waste; Microalgae; Microplastic; Artificial weathering; Leachates; Mode of toxic action

Plastics undergo successive fragmentation and chemical leaching steps in the environment due to weathering processes such as photo-oxidation. Here, we report the effects of leachates from UV-irradiated microplastics towards the chlorophyte Scenedesmus vacuolatus . The microplastics tested were deriv...