Table 1.3
Summary of current studies of organic pollutantsorption on microplastics
Types
Organic
contaminants
Microplastics
C
0
Sorption capacity
Reference
Polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons
Phenanthrene
Polyethylene, polystyrene, and polyvinyl
chloride (100–150
μm)
10–200
μg
per L
303.03–714.29
μg
per g
Wang et al. (2018a)
Phenanthrene
Polypropylene, polyethylene, and
polyoxymethylene (2–3 mm)
100
μg per
L
–
Karapanagioti and
Klontza (2008)
Pyrene
Polyethylene, polystyrene, and polyvinyl
chloride (100–150
μm)
0–100
μg
per L
78.7–333
μg per g Wang et al. (2018a, b)
Polyfluoroalkyl
substances
Polyfluoroalkyl
substances
High-density polyethylene and polystyrene
(10
μm)
1–20
μg
per L
34–210
μg per g
Llorca et al. (2018)
Antibiotics
Ciprofloxacin
Polypropylene
50 mg per
L
0.615 mg per g
Li et al. (2018)
Polystyrene
0.416 mg per g
Polyvinyl chloride
0.453 mg per g
Polyethylene
0.2 mg per g
Polyamide
2.2 mg per g
Trimethoprim
Polypropylene
0.102 mg per g
Polystyrene
0.174 mg per g
Polyvinyl chloride
0.481 mg per g
Polyethylene
0.154 mg per g
Polyamide
0.468 mg per g
Amoxicillin
Polypropylene
0.294 mg per g
Polyvinyl chloride
0.523 mg per g
Polyethylene
0.1131 mg per g
Polyamide
22.7 mg per g
Tetracycline
Polyamide
3.84 mg per g
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