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dc.contributor.authorMoura, Diana S.
dc.contributor.authorPestana, Carlos J.
dc.contributor.authorMoffat, Colin F.
dc.contributor.authorHui, Jianing
dc.contributor.authorIrvine, John T.S.
dc.contributor.authorEdwards, Christine
dc.contributor.authorLawton, Linda A.
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-24T09:41:23Z
dc.date.available2022-03-24T09:41:23Z
dc.date.issued2022-06-15
dc.identifier.citationMoura , D S , Pestana , C J , Moffat , C F , Hui , J , Irvine , J T S , Edwards , C & Lawton , L A 2022 , ' Adsorption of cyanotoxins on polypropylene and polyethylene terephthalate : microplastics as vector of eight microcystin analogues ' , Environmental Pollution , vol. 303 , 119135 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119135en
dc.identifier.issn0269-7491
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 278398700
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: 1d2e79c7-a76b-4c96-bc44-072246108549
dc.identifier.otherRIS: urn:1165887A91B999E857CF6BF52780FDFB
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 85126126590
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-8394-3359/work/110423083
dc.identifier.otherWOS: 000782606800002
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/25089
dc.descriptionThe authors would like to thank the Scottish Goverment's Hydro Nation Scholars Programme for funding this research. The authors would like to thank the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) [EP/P029280/1].en
dc.description.abstractPlastics are utilised globally but are of environmental concern due to their persistence. The global presence of microplastics (particles <5 mm in all dimensions) in freshwater environments is increasingly reported, as has the presence of cyanobacterial toxins, including the microcystins. We elucidated the potential role of microplastics as a vector for eight microcystin analogues. Two sizes of polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) microparticles were evaluated. The median particle size distribution (D50) was 8–28 μm for small particles, and 81–124 μm for large particles. Additionally, microcystin-LR and -LF were evaluated individually using small PP and PET to elucidate the adsorption behaviour in the absence of competition. Microcystin hydrophobicity, polymer material, and particle size were key factors influencing adsorption to the plastic microparticles. The small size PP microparticles demonstrated a high affinity for the 8 microcystin analogues. The proportion of microcystin adsorbed onto the small particles of PP after 48 h contact was between 83 and 100%, depending on the analogue. Of all analogues investigated, only microcystin-LW and -LF adsorbed onto the larger sized PP and PET microparticles. Individually, greater amounts of MC-LF adsorbed onto the small PET (19%) compared to when it was present in the mixture of microcystins (11%). While MC-LR did not adsorb onto small PET microparticles in the mixture, 5% adsorption was observed when individually in contact with small PET microparticles. The results demonstrated that microplastics can adsorb eight different microcystin analogues and that more hydrophobic analogues are more likely to adsorb than less hydrophobic analogues.
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofEnvironmental Pollutionen
dc.rightsCopyright © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license.en
dc.subjectCyanobacteriaen
dc.subjectFreshwateren
dc.subjectAlgal bloomsen
dc.subjectMicropollutantsen
dc.subjectMicroparticlesen
dc.subjectPolymersen
dc.subjectGC Oceanographyen
dc.subjectNDASen
dc.subjectMCCen
dc.subject.lccGCen
dc.titleAdsorption of cyanotoxins on polypropylene and polyethylene terephthalate : microplastics as vector of eight microcystin analoguesen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.contributor.sponsorEPSRCen
dc.description.versionPublisher PDFen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Chemistryen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Centre for Energy Ethicsen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Centre for Designer Quantum Materialsen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. EaSTCHEMen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119135
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.identifier.grantnumberEP/P029280/1en


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