PMID- 37336400
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20230721
IS  - 1879-1026 (Electronic)
IS  - 0048-9697 (Linking)
VI  - 894
DP  - 2023 Oct 10
TI  - Effect of temperature and sunlight on the leachability potential of BPA and 
      phthalates from plastic litter under marine conditions.
PG  - 164954
LID - S0048-9697(23)03577-5 [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164954 [doi]
AB  - This study investigates the leaching potential of several additives embedded in 
      six different plastic types when exposed to extreme simulated marine conditions 
      for 140 days. The findings achieved herein contribute to a better understanding 
      of the impact of macro- and microplastics leaching harmful compounds (bisphenol A 
      (BPA) and phthalates) in the marine environment when exposed to harsh climatic 
      conditions. Leachability experiments showed that bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 
      (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), and BPA were detected in seawater (SW) samples. 
      Furthermore, while analysing 100 mL of SW per each sample, the total leachate 
      concentrations of the identified compounds ranged from 5 mug/L to 123 mug/L, after 
      140 days of exposing a total of 120 plastic samples (96 samples micro- and 24 
      macro-plastics) to SW conditions It was observed that the leaching of DEHP was 
      promoted by wave abrasion, high temperature and sunlight, while the leaching of 
      DBP was favoured by wave abrasion. Findings showed that polypropylene (PP) was 
      the most attributable plastic type in the leaching of DBP with an average 
      concentration of 5.3 mug/L, whereas high-density polyethylene (HDPE) was the most 
      responsible plastic-type for the leaching of DEHP, with an average concentration 
      of 123 mug/L. Our results suggest that most of the phthalates and BPA will, 
      ultimately, leach out to the SW environment after a longer period.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2023 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
FAU - Dimassi, Sarra N
AU  - Dimassi SN
AD  - Environmental Science Program, Department of Biological and Environmental 
      Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, P.O. Box: 2713, Doha, 
      Qatar; Food-Water-Waste (FWWS) Sustainability Program, Center for Sustainable 
      Development, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, P.O. Box: 2713, 
      Doha, Qatar.
FAU - Hahladakis, John N
AU  - Hahladakis JN
AD  - Food-Water-Waste (FWWS) Sustainability Program, Center for Sustainable 
      Development, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, P.O. Box: 2713, 
      Doha, Qatar; Chemistry and Earth Sciences Department, Qatar University, College 
      of Arts and Sciences, P.O. Box: 2713, Doha, Qatar. Electronic address: 
      ichachladakis@qu.edu.qa.
FAU - Yahia, Mohamed Nejib Daly
AU  - Yahia MND
AD  - Environmental Science Program, Department of Biological and Environmental 
      Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, P.O. Box: 2713, Doha, 
      Qatar.
FAU - Ahmad, Mohammad I
AU  - Ahmad MI
AD  - Central Laboratories Unit, Qatar University, P.O. Box: 2713, Doha, Qatar.
FAU - Sayadi, Sami
AU  - Sayadi S
AD  - Biotechnology program, Center for Sustainable Development, College of Arts and 
      Sciences, Qatar University, P.O. Box: 2713, Doha, Qatar.
FAU - Al-Ghouti, Mohammad A
AU  - Al-Ghouti MA
AD  - Environmental Science Program, Department of Biological and Environmental 
      Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, P.O. Box: 2713, Doha, 
      Qatar. Electronic address: mohammad.alghouti@qu.edu.qa.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20230617
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - Sci Total Environ
JT  - The Science of the total environment
JID - 0330500
SB  - IM
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Bisphenol A
OT  - Degradation
OT  - Marine litter
OT  - Phthalates
OT  - Plastic leachates
COIS- Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known 
      competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared 
      to influence the work reported in this paper.
EDAT- 2023/06/20 01:09
MHDA- 2023/06/20 01:10
CRDT- 2023/06/19 19:14
PHST- 2023/01/27 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2023/05/24 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2023/06/15 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/06/20 01:10 [medline]
PHST- 2023/06/20 01:09 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/06/19 19:14 [entrez]
AID - S0048-9697(23)03577-5 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164954 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Sci Total Environ. 2023 Oct 10;894:164954. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164954. 
      Epub 2023 Jun 17.