title: A qualitative screening and quantitative measurement of organic contaminants on different types of marine plastic debris.
abstract: Chemical compounds present on plastic were characterised on different types of plastic litter and beached pellets, using a general GC-MS screening method. A variety of plastic related compounds, such as building blocks, antioxidants, additives and degradation products, were identified next to diverse environmental pollutants and biofilm compounds. A validated method for the analysis of PAHs and PCBs on beached pellets at the Belgian Coast, showed concentrations of ∑ 16 EPA-PAHs of 1076-3007 ng g(-1) plastic, while the concentrations of ∑ 7 OSPAR-PCBs ranged from 31 to 236 ng g(-1) plastic. The wide variety of plastic compounds retrieved in the general screening showed the importance of plastic as a potential source of contaminants and their degradation products.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries Research, Animal Sciences Unit - Aquatic Environment and Quality, Ankerstraat 1, 8400 Ostend, Belgium. Electronic address: Johanna.Gauquie@ilvo.vlaanderen.be.
authors.forename: Johanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gauquie
authors.affiliation: Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries Research, Animal Sciences Unit - Aquatic Environment and Quality, Ankerstraat 1, 8400 Ostend, Belgium. Electronic address: Lisa.Devriese@ilvo.vlaanderen.be.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Devriese
authors.affiliation: Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries Research, Animal Sciences Unit - Aquatic Environment and Quality, Ankerstraat 1, 8400 Ostend, Belgium. Electronic address: Johan.Robbens@ilvo.vlaanderen.be.
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Robbens
authors.affiliation: Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries Research, Animal Sciences Unit - Aquatic Environment and Quality, Ankerstraat 1, 8400 Ostend, Belgium. Electronic address: Bavo.Dewitte@ilvo.vlaanderen.be.
authors.forename: Bavo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: De Witte
mesh_terms: D001493:Bathing Beaches; D001530:Belgium; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D010969:Plastics / Q000737:chemistry*; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000032:analysis*; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis*; D014866:Waste Products / Q000032:analysis*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D010969:Plastics; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D014866:Waste Products; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls
keywords: Beached pellet; Contaminant screening; PAH; PCB; Plastic litter