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Na tio na l T o xic s Ne two rk Austra lia Co nta mina nts in Ma rine Pla stic s 2016 Dr Ma ria nn L lo yd – Smith Jo I mmig

Pla stic s a nd Che mic a ls I ndustry • “T he b uilding b lo c ks o f a mo de rn e c o no my” • “Critic a l I ndustry e na b le r”

A ne w to xic time b o mb • Glo b a l tra nspo rt o f PBT s • Mic ro pla stic s: Plastic pe lle ts, ro pe s, Ne ts, Mic ro b e ads, Synthe tic fab ric • Na no pa rtic le s (e ng ine e re d) • Surfa c e a re a to vo lume ra tio • PCB, DDT , L inda ne , BPA, BF R • Phtha la te s, E DC, PF C, PAH

T ype s o f pla stic s a nd a dditive s 6 T o xic ity o f pla stic s a sso c ia te d with: • Re sidua l mo no me rs • I nte rme dia rie s 5 • POPs 4 Additive s • Pla stic ize rs • 3 F la me re ta rda nts • Sta b ilise rs • Curing a g e nts 2 • Co lo ura nts 1 Pe rsiste nt Org a nic Po lluta nts • PCB 0 • DDT C a te g o ry 1 C a te g o ry 2 C a te g o ry 3 C a te g o ry 4 • HCH • HCB Se rie s 1 Se rie s 2 Se rie s 3 • PF C When ingested by marine species, the contaminated plastics • PBDE provide a clear route by which POPs can enter the marine food web.

I nte rna tio na l Pe lle t Wa tc h F o ul Ba y We ste rn Austra lia • F irst b ulle t po int he re Che mic al F oul Bay te st Range of le ve ls r e c or de d by • Se c o nd b ulle t po int he re Inte r national Pe lle t Watc h • T hird b ulle t po int he re PCBs 20ng / g -pe lle t 7 to 486ng / g -pe lle t DDT 9ng / g -pe lle t 3 to 323ng / g -pe lle t PAHs 0.4ng / g -pe lle t 0.2 to 15ng / g -pe lle t Ho pa ne s 14ng / g -pe lle t 2 to 49 ng / g -pe lle t HCH <0.2ng / g -pe lle t 0.1 to 37 ng / g -pe lle t

L e ve ls o f po lluta nts in o the r mic ro pla stic s • 2014 No rwe g ia n I nstitute fo r Wa te r Re se a rc h • Pe stic ide s: DDT , HCH, Chlo rda ne s, Cy c lo die ne s, Mire x, HCB • I ndustria l Che mic a ls a nd a dditive s: PCBs, PBDE , BPA, PF Cs, Phe no ls • Bypro duc ts: PAHs, Alipha tic hydro c a rb o ns

Pla stic Ma rine Po llutio n: a c ro ss se c to r issue - ne e ds a c ro ss se c to r re spo nse - So c ia l Justic e UNI T Y COL L ABORAT I ON E nviro nme nta l Clima te Justic e Justic e T RUST Ma rine Pla stic SUPPORT Po llutio n RE SPE CT Cle a n T o xic s re ne wa b le e limina tio n susta ina b le ST RE NGT H e ne rg y DE T E RMI NAT I ON Ze ro Wa ste HOPE