TY - JOUR
T1 - First record of plastiglomerates, pyroplastics and plasticrusts along the beaches of Tamilnadu, Southeast coast of India
AU - Gunasekaran, Kannan
AU - Mghili, Bilal
AU - De-la-Torre, Gabriel Enrique
AU - Sompongchaiyakul, Penjai
AU - Rangel-Buitrago, Nelson
AU - Wang, Xianfeng
AU - Charoenpong, Chawalit
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024
PY - 2024/8/1
Y1 - 2024/8/1
N2 - Plastic litter affects coastal and marine ecosystems globally. This study represents the first record of pyroplastics and plasticrust in the beaches of Tamil Nadu, India. All samples were FTIR spectroscopically examined to confirm the polymer composition of the suspected plastics. The 16 plastic formations were found in TamilNadu, including six plastiglomerates nine pyroplastics and one plasticrust. Five types of polymers (PET, PP, PVC, PA, and PE) were found on the plastic matrices. The study also revealed that pyroplastics and plasticrust formed by degradation of plastics through weathering in the coastal environment. The present study also found that four types of marine fouling organisms such as oyster larvae, bryozoan, barnacle and polychaete worm were encrusted on the two pyroplastics. The emergence of these new forms of plastic raises concerns about their interactions with the environment and biota.
AB - Plastic litter affects coastal and marine ecosystems globally. This study represents the first record of pyroplastics and plasticrust in the beaches of Tamil Nadu, India. All samples were FTIR spectroscopically examined to confirm the polymer composition of the suspected plastics. The 16 plastic formations were found in TamilNadu, including six plastiglomerates nine pyroplastics and one plasticrust. Five types of polymers (PET, PP, PVC, PA, and PE) were found on the plastic matrices. The study also revealed that pyroplastics and plasticrust formed by degradation of plastics through weathering in the coastal environment. The present study also found that four types of marine fouling organisms such as oyster larvae, bryozoan, barnacle and polychaete worm were encrusted on the two pyroplastics. The emergence of these new forms of plastic raises concerns about their interactions with the environment and biota.
KW - Anthropocene
KW - Burning
KW - Coastal environment
KW - Plastic litter
KW - Plasticrusts
KW - Pyroplastics
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UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/fd45a50f-72d5-3564-b28c-e36266b80fbb/
U2 - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116594
DO - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116594
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85195653507
SN - 0025-326X
VL - 205
JO - Marine Pollution Bulletin
JF - Marine Pollution Bulletin
M1 - 116594
ER -