Microplastics as an Exposure Source for Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Marine Biota Specific to Lake Muskegon

Submitter: Laura Barnes

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Title

Microplastics as an Exposure Source for Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Marine Biota Specific to Lake Muskegon

Issue Date

2019

Keyword(s)

• Persistent organic pollutants (POPs)
• Microplastics
• Water -- Pollution -- Lake Muskegon

Geographic Coverage

Lake Muskegon (Michigan)

Abstract

Researchers at ISTC teamed up with scientists at the Annis Water Resources Institute at Grand Valley State University (MI) to investigate the role of microplastics in the fate and transport of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). They started with two simple questions: 1. To what extent do POPs sorb to microplastics? 2. Does residence time impact the extent of the sorption concentrations of POPs on microplastics?

Full study results published in: Steinman, A. D., Scott, J., Green, L., Partridge, C., Oudsema, M., Hassett, M., Kindervater, E., & Rediske, R. R. (2020). "Persistent organic pollutants, metals, and the bacterial community composition associated with microplastics in Muskegon Lake (MI)." Journal of Great Lakes Research, 46(5), 1444–1458. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2020.07.012

Publisher

Champaign, IL : Illinois Sustainable Technology Center

Series/Report Name or Number

Pollutants -- Microplastics

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

Handle URL

https://hdl.handle.net/2142/114390

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2020.07.012

Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)

• Grand Valley State University. Annis Water Resource Institute
• Illinois Hazardous Waste Research Fund

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