Plasticrust
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A plasticrust is a type of plastic pollution [1,2]. Plasticrusts consist of plastic debris encrusting rocky surfaces and have been described, for the first time, in Madeira island (Atlantic ocean) in 2019 [1]. More recently, plasticrusts were detected in Giglio Island (Mediterranean Sea) [2]. In Madeira and Giglio, plasticrusts occured in wave-exposed rocky intertidal habitats that directly face the open sea [1,2]. Hence, plasticrusts are presumably created by sea waves smashing marine plastic debris against rugose rocks [1,2]. The Madeira and Giglio plasticrusts consisted of Polyethylene (PE) as verified by Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy [1,2].
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References
- ^ Gestoso I., Cacabelos E., Ramalhosa P., Canning-Clode J. (2019) Plasticrusts: A new potential threat in the Anthropocene's shores. Science of the Total Environment 687: 413-415. Doi: 10.1016/jscitotenv.2019.06.123
- ^ Ehlers S. M., Ellrich J. A. (2020) First record of 'plasticrusts' and 'pyroplastic' from the Mediterranean Sea. Marine Pollution Bulletin 151: 110845. Doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110845