Non-Negligible Effects of UV Irradiation on Transformation and Environmental Risks of Microplastics in the Water Environment
Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous in environmental media, and their harmful effects on MPs on the ecosystem have attracted more and more attention. Once released into the environment, MPs can trigger oxidative degradation through ultraviolet (UV) to cause photoaging. Photoaging significantly affect...
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| description | Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous in environmental media, and their harmful effects on MPs on the ecosystem have attracted more and more attention. Once released into the environment, MPs can trigger oxidative degradation through ultraviolet (UV) to cause photoaging. Photoaging significantly affects the properties of MPs, which leads to changing their environmental behaviors and increasing environmental risks. In this review, the generation of MPs under UV irradiation and the influence of environmental factors on the photoaging of MPs were discussed. Photoaging of MPs is an important process affecting the migration, transformation and interaction of pollutants in water and soil. In order to fully predict the fate and environmental interaction of MPs, more researches are needed in the future to explore the photoaging behavior of different types of MPs under natural environmental conditions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-310696f06ee34f4b826cb0f07c7328412022-12-22T04:26:28ZengMDPI AGJournal of Xenobiotics2039-47052039-47132021-12-0112111210.3390/jox12010001Non-Negligible Effects of UV Irradiation on Transformation and Environmental Risks of Microplastics in the Water EnvironmentFangyuan Cheng0Tingting Zhang1Yue Liu2Yanan Zhang3Jiao Qu4State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, ChinaState Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, ChinaState Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, ChinaState Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, ChinaState Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, ChinaMicroplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous in environmental media, and their harmful effects on MPs on the ecosystem have attracted more and more attention. Once released into the environment, MPs can trigger oxidative degradation through ultraviolet (UV) to cause photoaging. Photoaging significantly affects the properties of MPs, which leads to changing their environmental behaviors and increasing environmental risks. In this review, the generation of MPs under UV irradiation and the influence of environmental factors on the photoaging of MPs were discussed. Photoaging of MPs is an important process affecting the migration, transformation and interaction of pollutants in water and soil. In order to fully predict the fate and environmental interaction of MPs, more researches are needed in the future to explore the photoaging behavior of different types of MPs under natural environmental conditions.https://www.mdpi.com/2039-4713/12/1/1MPsphotoagingultraviolet lightinfluence factors |
| spellingShingle | Fangyuan Cheng Tingting Zhang Yue Liu Yanan Zhang Jiao Qu Non-Negligible Effects of UV Irradiation on Transformation and Environmental Risks of Microplastics in the Water Environment Journal of Xenobiotics MPs photoaging ultraviolet light influence factors |
| title | Non-Negligible Effects of UV Irradiation on Transformation and Environmental Risks of Microplastics in the Water Environment |
| title_full | Non-Negligible Effects of UV Irradiation on Transformation and Environmental Risks of Microplastics in the Water Environment |
| title_fullStr | Non-Negligible Effects of UV Irradiation on Transformation and Environmental Risks of Microplastics in the Water Environment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Non-Negligible Effects of UV Irradiation on Transformation and Environmental Risks of Microplastics in the Water Environment |
| title_short | Non-Negligible Effects of UV Irradiation on Transformation and Environmental Risks of Microplastics in the Water Environment |
| title_sort | non negligible effects of uv irradiation on transformation and environmental risks of microplastics in the water environment |
| topic | MPs photoaging ultraviolet light influence factors |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2039-4713/12/1/1 |
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