A dataset of organic pollutants identified and quantified in recycled polyethylene pellets
Plastics are produced with a staggering array of chemical compounds, with many being known to possess hazardous properties, and others lacking comprehensive hazard data. Furthermore, non-intentionally added substances can contaminate plastics at various stages of their lifecycle, resulting in recycl...
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| author | Eric Carmona Elisa Rojo-Nieto Christoph D. Rummel Martin Krauss Kristian Syberg Tiffany M Ramos Sara Brosche Thomas Backhaus Bethanie Carney Almroth |
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| description | Plastics are produced with a staggering array of chemical compounds, with many being known to possess hazardous properties, and others lacking comprehensive hazard data. Furthermore, non-intentionally added substances can contaminate plastics at various stages of their lifecycle, resulting in recycled materials containing an unknown number of chemical compounds at unknown concentrations. While some national and regional regulations exist for permissible concentrations of hazardous chemicals in specific plastic products, less than 1 % of plastics chemicals are subject to international regulation [1]. There are currently no policies mandating transparent reporting of chemicals throughout the plastics value chain or comprehensive monitoring of chemicals in recycled materials.The dataset presented here provides the chemical analysis of 28 samples of recycled High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pellets obtained from various regions of the Global South, along with a reference sample of virgin HDPE. The analysis comprises both Target and Non-Targeted Screening approaches, employing Liquid Chromatography-High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry (LC-HRMS) and Gas Chromatography-High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry (GC-HRMS). In total, 491 organic compounds were detected and quantified, with an additional 170 compounds tentatively annotated. These compounds span various classes, including pesticides, pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals, plastic additives.The results highlight the prevalence of certain chemicals, such as N-ethyl-o-Toluesulfonamide, commonly used in HDPE processing, found in high concentrations. The paper provides a dataset advancing knowledge of the complex chemical composition associated with recycled plastics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e03e0a139c0746629747de1f572a7f3e2023-12-02T07:00:16ZengElsevierData in Brief2352-34092023-12-0151109740A dataset of organic pollutants identified and quantified in recycled polyethylene pelletsEric Carmona0Elisa Rojo-Nieto1Christoph D. Rummel2Martin Krauss3Kristian Syberg4Tiffany M Ramos5Sara Brosche6Thomas Backhaus7Bethanie Carney Almroth8Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Effect-Directed Analysis. Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ. Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany; Corresponding authors.Department of Ecological Chemistry. Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ. Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, GermanyDepartment of Ecological Chemistry. Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ. Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, GermanyDepartment of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, SwedenDepartment of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Universitetsvej 1, 4000, Roskilde, DenmarkDepartment of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Universitetsvej 1, 4000, Roskilde, DenmarkIPEN, The International Pollutants Elimination Network, Första Långgatan 18, 413 28, Gothenburg, SwedenDepartment of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden; RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen, GermanyDepartment of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden; Corresponding authors.Plastics are produced with a staggering array of chemical compounds, with many being known to possess hazardous properties, and others lacking comprehensive hazard data. Furthermore, non-intentionally added substances can contaminate plastics at various stages of their lifecycle, resulting in recycled materials containing an unknown number of chemical compounds at unknown concentrations. While some national and regional regulations exist for permissible concentrations of hazardous chemicals in specific plastic products, less than 1 % of plastics chemicals are subject to international regulation [1]. There are currently no policies mandating transparent reporting of chemicals throughout the plastics value chain or comprehensive monitoring of chemicals in recycled materials.The dataset presented here provides the chemical analysis of 28 samples of recycled High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pellets obtained from various regions of the Global South, along with a reference sample of virgin HDPE. The analysis comprises both Target and Non-Targeted Screening approaches, employing Liquid Chromatography-High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry (LC-HRMS) and Gas Chromatography-High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry (GC-HRMS). In total, 491 organic compounds were detected and quantified, with an additional 170 compounds tentatively annotated. These compounds span various classes, including pesticides, pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals, plastic additives.The results highlight the prevalence of certain chemicals, such as N-ethyl-o-Toluesulfonamide, commonly used in HDPE processing, found in high concentrations. The paper provides a dataset advancing knowledge of the complex chemical composition associated with recycled plastics.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340923008090Recycled plastics pelletsContaminants of emerging concernHigh-density polyethyleneNon-intentionally added substancesPlastic additives |
| spellingShingle | Eric Carmona Elisa Rojo-Nieto Christoph D. Rummel Martin Krauss Kristian Syberg Tiffany M Ramos Sara Brosche Thomas Backhaus Bethanie Carney Almroth A dataset of organic pollutants identified and quantified in recycled polyethylene pellets Data in Brief Recycled plastics pellets Contaminants of emerging concern High-density polyethylene Non-intentionally added substances Plastic additives |
| title | A dataset of organic pollutants identified and quantified in recycled polyethylene pellets |
| title_full | A dataset of organic pollutants identified and quantified in recycled polyethylene pellets |
| title_fullStr | A dataset of organic pollutants identified and quantified in recycled polyethylene pellets |
| title_full_unstemmed | A dataset of organic pollutants identified and quantified in recycled polyethylene pellets |
| title_short | A dataset of organic pollutants identified and quantified in recycled polyethylene pellets |
| title_sort | dataset of organic pollutants identified and quantified in recycled polyethylene pellets |
| topic | Recycled plastics pellets Contaminants of emerging concern High-density polyethylene Non-intentionally added substances Plastic additives |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340923008090 |
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