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Plastic debris, persistent organic pollutants and their toxicity impacts in coastal areas in Central Chile

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GOMEZ Victoria A. POZO Karla Andrea CLERANDEAU Christelle CACHOT Jerome MONTES Caroline PŘIBYLOVÁ Petra GLABAN-MALAGON Cristobal CLARKE Bradley KLÁNOVÁ Jana MORIN Benedicte

Year of publication 2023
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Marine Pollution Bulletin
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Faculty of Science

Citation
Web https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X23007956?via%3Dihub
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115361
Keywords Marine plastic debris; POPs; SOS chromotest; Microtox & REG;; Coastal areas; Chile
Description The chemical components of plastic wastes have made their disposal a major economic, social, and environmental problem worldwide. This study evaluated the acute toxicity and genotoxicity of marine plastic debris on the beaches of Concepci ' on Bay, Central Chile, taken during three periods (spring, summer, and winter). An integrated approach was used, including chemical and toxicological data, using the Microtox((R)) test with Vibrio fischeri and SOS chromotest with Escherichia coli and concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), Organochlorine Pesticides (OCPs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). The results presented here exclusively include the novel data obtained from the winter campaign, revealing high concentrations of PBDEs (238 +/- 521 ng g(-1)). In addition, the genotoxicity and acute toxicity tests were sensitive for most of the samples studied. This investigation is the first attempt to analyse the toxicity of plastic debris in coastal areas along the Chilean coast.
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