
Frontiers in Marine Science, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 12
Опубликована: Апрель 25, 2025
Macro- and microplastics trace metals are significant pollutants in the marine environment have been reported all ecosystems around world. The process of sorption/desorption by macro- is influenced various factors, including morphological characteristics microplastics, their adsorption capacity, environmental conditions. This research provides discusses laboratory experimental findings on sorption cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), zinc (Zn) polyethylene terephthalate (PETE) high-density (HDPE) within two contrasting intertidal sedimentary environments with high low organic matter content under conditions constant temperatures (T=- 4.0°C, T=+ T=+18.0°C). Our aim to determine effect temperature metal onto microplastics. Temperature alters metals’ plastic altering rate reaching equilibrium concentration, whereas had only a minor influence partitioning metals. Sediment influences dynamics at three T=- T=+18.0°C. study enhances our understanding how can metals-plastic particle interactions providing insight as that will create greatest threat higher trophic levels an additional vector Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn exposure into benthic food webs.
Язык: Английский