Occurrence and correlation of microplastics and dibutyl phthalate in rivers from Pearl River Delta, China

Microplastics have been identified as the novel contaminants in various environments. Phthalates would be released from plasticized microplastics into a riverine environment while transporting to a marine region, but data on their relationship in rivers have been scarce. In this study, the occurrenc...

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Published in:Marine pollution bulletin 2023-12, Vol.197, p.115759-115759, Article 115759
Main Authors: Wang, Duojia, Jiang, Sabrina Yanan, Fan, Changchang, Fu, Longshan, Ruan, Huada Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
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China
Dibutyl Phthalate
Environmental Monitoring
Microplastics
Plastics
Rivers
Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis
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Summary:Microplastics have been identified as the novel contaminants in various environments. Phthalates would be released from plasticized microplastics into a riverine environment while transporting to a marine region, but data on their relationship in rivers have been scarce. In this study, the occurrence, distribution and correlation of microplastics and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) in two rivers from the Pearl River Estuary were investigated. The elevated level of DBP in the Qianshan River (2.70 ± 0.20 μg/L) was in alignment with the presence of highest microplastic concentration at the same sampling site (15.8 ± 9.8 items/L). A positive correlation was observed between microplastics and DBP in all sampling sites (p 
ISSN:0025-326X
1879-3363
DOI:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115759