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TI The degradation potential of PET bottles in the marine environment: An ATR-FTIR based approach
BT 
AF IOAKEIMIDIS, C.
   FOTOPOULOU, K. N.
   KARAPANAGIOTI, H. K.
   GERAGA, M.
   ZERI, C.
   PAPATHANASSIOU, E.
   GALGANI, Francois
   PAPATHEODOROU, G.
AS 1:1,2;2:3;3:3;4:1;5:2;6:2;7:4;8:1;
FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:;6:;7:PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERPAC;8:;
C1 Univ Patras, Dept Geol, Lab Marine Geol & Phys Oceanog, Patras 26500, Greece.
   Hellen Ctr Marine Res, Inst Oceanog, Anavyssos 19013, Greece.
   Univ Patras, Dept Chem, Patras 26500, Greece.
   Inst Francais Rech Exploitat Mer Ifremer, Dept Oceanog & Dynam Ecosyst, Bastia, Corsica, France.
C2 UNIV PATRAS, GREECE
   HELLEN CTR MARINE RES, GREECE
   UNIV PATRAS, GREECE
   IFREMER, FRANCE
SI CORSE
SE PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERPAC
IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018
   DOAJ
   copubli-europe
IF 4.259
TC 193
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00326/43731/43179.pdf
   https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00326/43731/43180.pdf
LA English
DT Article
AB The dominance and persistence of plastic debris in the marine environment are well documented. No information exists in respect to their lifespan in the marine environment. Nevertheless, the degradation potential of plastic litter items remains a critical issue for marine litter research. In the present study, polyethylene terephthalate bottles (PETs) collected from the submarine environment were characterized using ATR-FTIR in respect to their degradation potential attributed to environmental conditions. A temporal indication was used as indicative to the years of presence of the PETs in the environment as debris. PETs seem to remain robust for approximately fifteen years. Afterwards, a significant decrease of the native functional groups was recorded; some even disappear; or new-not typical for PETs-are created. At a later stage, using the PET time series collected from the Saronikos Gulf (Aegean Sea-E. Mediterranean), it was possible to date bottles that were collected from the bottom of the Ionian Sea (W. Greece). It is the first time that such a study has been conducted with samples that were actually degraded in the marine environment.
PY 2016
PD MAR
SO Scientific Reports
SN 2045-2322
PU Nature Publishing Group
VL 6
UT 000372574200001
BP 1
EP 8
DI 10.1038/srep23501
ID 43731
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