Plasticrust
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A plasticrust is a type of plastic pollution.[1][2][3] 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 occurred 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 spectroscopy.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c d e Gestoso, Ignacio; Cacabelos, Eva; Ramalhosa, Patrício; Canning-Clode, João (2019-10-15). "Plasticrusts: A new potential threat in the Anthropocene's rocky shores". Science of the Total Environment. ScienceDirect. pp. 413–415. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.123. Archived from the original on 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
- ^ a b c d e Ehlers, Sonja M.; Ellrich, Julius A. (2020-02-01). "First record of 'plasticrusts' and 'pyroplastic' from the Mediterranean Sea". Marine Pollution Bulletin. ScienceDirect. p. 110845. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110845. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
- ^ Amy Woodyatt. "Strange 'plasticrust' pollution found on rocks on Portuguese island, scientists say". CNN. U.S.: CNN. Archived from the original on 2019-06-29. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
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