来自O'ahu,夏威夷的漂浮废弃渔具的聚合物识别
Raquel N Corniuk1, Katherine R Shaw2, Andrew McWhirter1
1Hawai'i Pacific University Center for Marine Debris Research, United States of America.
Marine pollution bulletin
|September 30, 2023
概括
废弃的渔具 (DFG) 是一个主要的塑料污染物. 这项研究分析了8种DFG类型,确定了26种聚合物,主要是聚乙烯,以帮助识别来源和回收.
科学领域:
- 海洋污染 海洋污染
- 材料科学是一种材料科学.
- 环境法医学环境法医学
背景情况:
- 废弃渔具 (DFG) 构成了海洋环境中塑料污染的重要组成部分,特别是在北太平洋.
- 德国地铁的环境和经济后果需要更深入地了解其材料组成,以告知缓解策略.
- 目前关于各种渔具类型的特定材料构成存在知识差距,阻碍了有针对性的解决方案.
研究的目的:
- 以法医评估 DFG.作为回收的各种渔具类型的结构和化学成分.
- 建立DFG的详细材料库存,以支持未来的识别和管理工作.
- 为开发回收途径和确定DFG的来源提供基础数据.
主要方法:
- 解剖和详细记录八种不同的渔具类型的物理结构.
- 使用先进的光谱和热分析技术 (ATR-FTIR,DSC) 来识别聚合物.
- 使用X射线光 (XRF) 来表征材料组成的元素添加剂分析.
主要成果:
- 在分析的DFG样本中识别了26种不同的聚合物.
- 在大多数渔具类型中,聚乙烯变体和混合物的占主导地位.
- 关于常见的DFG的物理和化学性质的全面描述.
结论:
- DFG的详细材料表征为视觉识别轮类型提供了关键的参考.
- 这些数据可以促进DFG的来源追踪和制定有针对性的回收计划.
- 了解材料成分是减少DFG对海洋生态系统影响的关键.
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