Plastic Formulation is an Emerging Control of Its Photochemical Fate in the Ocean
Anna N. Walsh, Christopher M. Reddy, Sydney F. Niles, Amy M. McKenna, Colleen M. Hansel, Collin P. Ward
Abstract
, plays a determining role in the amount and composition of DOC generated by sunlight. Consequently, studies on pure, unweathered polymers may not accurately represent the fates and impacts of the plastics entering the ocean.
Topics & Concepts
Dissolved organic carbonSunlightChemistryLeaching (pedology)PolyethyleneAccelerator mass spectrometryCarbon dioxideEnvironmental chemistryPolymerComposition (language)Mass spectrometryPhotodegradationPhotocatalysisOrganic chemistryEnvironmental scienceSoil waterChromatographyAstronomyLinguisticsPhilosophyPhysicsSoil scienceCatalysisMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionMarine Biology and Environmental ChemistryToxic Organic Pollutants Impact