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Na tio na l T

• 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

1 2 3 4 5 6 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 Se rie s 1 Se rie s 2 Se rie s 3

T

• 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

• POPs

Additive s

• Pla stic ize rs
• F

la me re ta rda nts

• Sta b ilise rs
• Curing a g e nts
• Co lo ura nts

Pe rsiste nt Org a nic Po lluta nts

• PCB
• DDT
• HCH
• HCB
• PF

C

• PBDE

When ingested by marine species, the contaminated plastics 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

• ul Ba y We ste rn Austra lia
• F

irst b ulle t po int he re

• Se c o nd b ulle t po int he re
• T

hird b ulle t po int he re

Che mic al F

• ul Bay te st

Range of le ve ls r e c or de d by Inte r national Pe lle t Watc h

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 -

Ma rine Pla stic Po llutio n So c ia l Justic e Clima te Justic e Cle a n re ne wa b le susta ina b le e ne rg y Ze ro Wa ste T

• xic s

e limina tio n E nviro nme nta l Justic e

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