Waterborne Plastics Environmental Weathering Leachates
EMSL Project ID
51941
Abstract
Aquatic plastics pollution is anticipated to triple globally by 2040, and many of the effects of aquatic plastics and associated degradation products and contaminants are hitherto unknown. This research aims to leverage the Waterborne Plastics Assessment and Collection Technologies (WaterPACT) project field measurements of five U.S. rivers, with EMSL characterizing leachate contained in the collected water samples for environmental weathering products, additives, and persistent organic pollutants. The findings would be used to broaden the analysis of an existing field measurement campaign, to further improve understanding of the environmental, social, and health costs of aquatic plastic pollution, and to validate laboratory simulations of plastics weathering in aquatic environments.
Project Details
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Start Date
2021-10-01
End Date
N/A
Status
Active
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