Sorption of tetrabromobisphenol A onto microplastics: Behavior, mechanisms, and the effects of sorbent and environmental factors

• Published in: Ecotoxicology and environmental safety Vol. 210; p. 111842
• Main Authors: Li, Shengsheng, Ma, Ruixue, Zhu, Xiaohui, Liu, Chang, Li, Liangzhong, Yu, Ziling, Chen, Xichao, Li, Zongrui, Yang, Yan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.03.2021; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adsorption; ambient water; calcium; Diffusion; ecotoxicology; Flame Retardants; Humic acid; humic acids; Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; hydrophobicity; Ionic strength; Kinetics; Microplastics; Microplastics - chemistry; poly(vinyl chloride); Polybrominated Biphenyls - chemistry; polyethylene; polypropylenes; polystyrenes; sorbents; Sorption; Static Electricity; Tetrabromobisphenol A; Water Pollutants, Chemical - chemistry; Sorption; Microplastics; Ionic strength; Tetrabromobisphenol A; Humic acid

Microplastics (MPs) and halogenated organic pollutants coexist in ambient water and MPs tend to sorb organic pollutants from surrounding environments. Herein, a study on the sorption behavior of tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBPA) onto four different MPs, namely, polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), pol...