PMID- 25787219
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20160215
LR  - 20190318
IS  - 1614-7499 (Electronic)
IS  - 0944-1344 (Linking)
VI  - 22
IP  - 14
DP  - 2015 Jul
TI  - Surface properties of beached plastics.
PG  - 11022-32
LID - 10.1007/s11356-015-4332-y [doi]
AB  - Studying plastic characteristics in the marine environment is important to better 
      understand interaction between plastics and the environment. In the present 
      study, high-density polyethylene (HDPE), polyethylene terephalate (PET), and 
      polyvinyl chloride (PVC) samples were collected from the coastal environment in 
      order to study their surface properties. Surface properties such as surface 
      functional groups, surface topography, point of zero charge, and color change are 
      important factors that change during degradation. Eroded HDPE demonstrated an 
      altered surface topography and color and new functional groups. Eroded PET 
      surface was uneven, yellow, and occasionally, colonized by microbes. A decrease 
      in Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) peaks was observed for eroded PET suggesting 
      that degradation had occurred. For eroded PVC, its surface became more lamellar 
      and a new FTIR peak was observed. These surface properties were obtained due to 
      degradation and could be used to explain the interaction between plastics, 
      microbes, and pollutants.
FAU - Fotopoulou, Kalliopi N
AU  - Fotopoulou KN
AD  - Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, 26504, Patras, Greece.
FAU - Karapanagioti, Hrissi K
AU  - Karapanagioti HK
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20150320
PL  - Germany
TA  - Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
JT  - Environmental science and pollution research international
JID - 9441769
RN  - 9002-86-2 (Polyvinyl Chloride)
RN  - 9002-88-4 (Polyethylene)
SB  - IM
MH  - Bathing Beaches/*standards
MH  - Environmental Monitoring/*methods
MH  - Environmental Restoration and Remediation
MH  - Greece
MH  - Polyethylene/*chemistry
MH  - Polyvinyl Chloride/*chemistry
MH  - Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
MH  - Surface Properties
MH  - Water Pollution/*analysis
EDAT- 2015/03/20 06:00
MHDA- 2016/02/16 06:00
CRDT- 2015/03/20 06:00
PHST- 2015/01/13 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2015/03/05 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2015/03/20 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2015/03/20 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2016/02/16 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1007/s11356-015-4332-y [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2015 Jul;22(14):11022-32. doi: 
      10.1007/s11356-015-4332-y. Epub 2015 Mar 20.