HC012
Plastics in the aquatic environment
Session ID#: 257776
Session Description:
Plastics are now everywhere across the aquatic environment and are continuing to accumulate. Plastics are carbon-based and a significant part of the global carbon cycle. Rates of plastic addition to the Earth system now exceed global biogenic carbon sequestration in blue carbon systems and at the sea floor. Concentrations of plastics in the ocean gyres appear to be increasing exponentially and, although patchy, can contribute over 50% of total particulate organic carbon in plastic-rich surface samples from these extensive global biomes. Plastics are also distributed throughout the water column and are being buried at the seafloor. For this session, we invite contributions from all areas of research on plastics in the aquatic environment, including across the freshwater-to-marine continuum. Now plastics are recognized as a significant component of the contemporary marine system, it is critical to standardize methods and advance understanding of the fate and impacts of plastics. Thus, we invite presentations detailing sampling and analytical methods, distributions and transport, degradation mechanisms and rates (e.g., photo-dissolution), and the potential for plastics, their passenger chemicals (e.g., additives) and their byproducts to impact aquatic ecosystems (e.g., from toxic impacts on single species to disruption of global biogeochemical cycles).
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Index Terms:
0428 Carbon cycling [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
4251 Marine pollution [OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL]
4315 Monitoring, forecasting, prediction [NATURAL HAZARDS]
4323 Human impact [NATURAL HAZARDS]
Student/Early Career Chair: Andresa Oliveira Tavares Lima, Northeastern University, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Boston, United States
Primary Chair: Lixin Zhu, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Co-chairs: Cristina Romera-Castillo, Institut de Ciencies del Mar (CSIC), Barcelona, Spain and Aron Stubbins, Northeastern University, Marine and Environmental Sciences, Boston, MA, United States
The Impact of Plastic Pollution on the Functioning of the Biological Carbon Pump (1858944)
Xia Zhu1, Mia Kocela2, Masoomeh Karimi1 and Uta Passow2, (1)Memorial University of Newfoundland, Ocean Sciences, St John's, NF, Canada, (2)Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, Canada
The role of mesoscale eddies in shaping microplastic distribution at the Canary Eddy Corridor (1992695)
Álvaro Cubas1, Ana Molina2, Francisco Machín1, Eugenio Fraile-Nuez3 and Daura Vega-Moreno2, (1)Oceanografía Física y Geofísica Aplicada (OFYGA), IU-ECOAQUA, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, (2)OpenPLAS Group, Chemistry Department, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, (3)Centro Oceanográfico de Canarias, Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
The role of biofilm in the leaching of plastic additives into seawater (2006475)
Cristina Romera-Castillo1, Berta Sala2, Núria Trilla3, Naiara Berrojalbiz3, Rebeca Mallenco-Fornies2, Alex Campillo4, Maria Vila-Costa3 and Jordi Dachs3, (1)Institut de Ciencies del Mar (CSIC), Barcelona, Spain, (2)Institut de Ciències del Mar-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain, (3)IDAEA-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain, (4)ICM-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
From Storage to Emission: The Interplay of Blue Carbon with Pollutants (2007446)
Mohammad Abu Noman1, Tanveer Adyel2, Peter I. Macreadie1, Damien Callahan3 and Stacey Trevathan-Tackett4, (1)RMIT University, School of Science, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, (2)RMIT Centre for Nature Positive Solutions, Melbourne, Australia, (3)Deakin University, Life and Environmental Science, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, (4)RMIT University, School of Science, Melbourne, Australia
Development and Optimization of a Multiplex Transcriptomic Tool for the Comprehensive Assessment of Endocrine Disruption by Plastic Additives in Cyprinodon variegatus (2007613)
Ms. Raquel Abad, PhD student, University of Vigo, UNITED STATES, Filipa Lebre, International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Nanosafety Group, Braga, Portugal, Ricardo Beiras, University of Vigo, ECOTOX Ecotoxicology, Vigo, Spain, Ernesto Alfaro-Moreno, International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Nanosafety, Braga, Portugal and Filipa
From Water to Rock: Calcite Precipitation as a Sink for Nanoplastics (2012500)
Soumadip Guchhait, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Earth Sciences, Nadia, India, Gopala Krishna Darbha, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Earth Sciences, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, India and Aniket Choudhary, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Earth Sciences, Kolkata, India
Coastal Sedimented Microplastics are Hotspots for Microbial Elemental Cycling (2015755)
Astrid Zapata-De Jesus, University of New Hampshire, Earth Sciences, Durham, United States, Alexis Ruiz Agosto, University of Puerto Rico Humacao, Marine Biology, Humacao, United States, Adriana N Arce Soto, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, Chemistry, Mayaguez, United States, Ashley Bulseco, University of New Hampshire, Biological Sciences, Durham, United States and Kai Ziervogel, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, United States
Plastic ingestion and organic pollutant accumulation in Morus bassanus: Evidence from southern Europe (2015902)
Yada Trapletti Lanti1, Mónica Expósito-Granados1, Marina G Pintado-Herrera2, Amanda C Souza3, Rafael Gavara4 and Marga L Rivas1, (1)Biology Department, Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences, CEI-MAR, University of Cadiz, Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain, (2)Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences, CEI-MAR, University of Cadiz, Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain, (3)Oceanographic Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, (4)Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnologia de Alimentos, CSIC, Valencia, Spain
Tracing Microplastics across Southwestern Nigerian Coastal Ecosystems: Insights from Fish, Water, and Sediments Interactions (2017424)
Oluwatosin Shokunbi1, Tiffany Wilbert2 and Isaac Oyewole2, (1)Babcock University, Department of Basic Sciences (Chemistry Unit), Ogun, Nigeria, (2)Babcock University, Department of Basic Sciences (Biology Unit), Ogun, Nigeria
Co-occurrence of microplastics and radiocesium (137Cs) in seabed sediments near Fukushima, Japan (2023823)
Batdulam Battulga1,2, Takahiro Nakanishi2, Mariko Atarashi-Andoh2 and Jun Koarashi2, (1)Tohoku University, Advanced Institude for Marine Ecossytem Change (WPI-AIMEC), Sendai, Japan, (2)Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Nuclear Science and Engineering Center, Naka, Tokai, Japan
Effects of Microplastics and Plastic Debris on Greenhouse Gas Transfer Across the Air-Water Interface (2024583)
Sevda Norouzi1, Juliane Bischoff2, Max Webb2, Alex Turnbull2, Michel Kaiser2, Huong Ngo Thi Thuy3 and Ryan Pereira4, (1)Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UNITED KINGDOM, (2)Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, (3)Phenikaa University, Hanoi, Vietnam, (4)Heriot-Watt University, Lyell Centre, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Composition of Marine Microplastics in the Open Ocean: From Surface to Deep Waters in the Atlantic Ocean (2025026)
Ana Molina1, Miriam Noemí Déniz Martín1, Cristina León Santiago1, Álvaro Cubas2, Elsa María Rodríguez Pérez1, Javier Hernández Borges3, Eugenio Fraile-Nuez4, Francisco Machín2 and Daura Vega-Moreno1, (1)OpenPLAS Group, Chemistry Department, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, (2)Oceanografía Física y Geofísica Aplicada (OFYGA), IU-ECOAQUA, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, (3)Department of Chemistry, Departmental Unit of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of La Laguna, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain, (4)Centro Oceanográfico de Canarias, Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Life on Plastic: Microbial Colonisation and Degradation of Microplastics in Viet Nam (2025142)
Jennifer Scott1, Hieu Vo Hoai2,3, Max Webb1, Ryan Pereira4, Thuong Truong Van5, Huong Ngo Thi Thuy2, Michel Kaiser1 and Tony Gutierrez1, (1)Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, (2)Phenikaa University, Hanoi, Vietnam, (3)Yersin University of Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam, (4)Heriot-Watt University, Lyell Centre, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, (5)Fisheries and Technical Economic College Vietnam, Ha Noi, Vietnam
The influence of plastic pollution on fish behavior in freshwater boreal lakes (2026550)
Jacob Haney1, Brenda Li1, Timothy James Hoellein2, Chelsea M Rochman1 and Paul J Blanchfield3, (1)University of Toronto, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Toronto, ON, Canada, (2)Loyola University Chicago, Department of Biology, Chicago, IL, United States, (3)Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Freshwater Institute, Winnipeg, Canada
The Social Benefit to Cost Ratio of Plastic Cleanup in Aquatic Environments – An Ecosystem Services Based Approach (2026584)
Ahmad Damaj1, Vince van 't Hoff2, Victoria Guisado Goñi2, Maíra Proietti1, Mieke Siebers2, Dolf De Groot2, Diane Ingabire2, Débora Fanzeres1, Thalia Ballel2, Alexandra Nardy2, Thaine Herman Assumpcao1 and Matthias Egger1, (1)The Ocean Cleanup, Rotterdam, Netherlands, (2)Foundation For Sustainable Development, Wageningen, Netherlands
Photochemical Transformations of Polyethylene Microplastics in Aqueous Media under Long-term Solar-simulated Radiation (2037893)
Zhaozhao Li1, Zhe Lu1, Cedric G Fichot2, Richard Saint-Louis3, Luc Tremblay4, Youssouf Djibril Soubaneh3, Xiaodong Zhang5, Claude Belzile6 and Huixiang Xie1, (1)Université du Québec à Rimouski, Institut des Sciences de la Mer de Rimouski (ISMER), Rimouski, QC, Canada, (2)Boston University, Department of Earth and Environment, Boston, MA, United States, (3)Université du Québec à Rimouski UQAR, Département de biologie, chimie et géographie, Rimouski, QC, Canada, (4)Université de Moncton, Département de chimie et biochimie, Moncton, NB, Canada, (5)University of Southern Mississippi, Marine Science, Stennis Space Center, United States, (6)Université du Québec à Rimouski, Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski (ISMER), Rimouski, QC, Canada
Molecular Characteristics and Microbial Bioavailability of Dissolved Organic Matter Derived from Photodegradation of Polypropylene Microplastics (2037932)
Mengyue Wu1, Luc Tremblay2, El Mahdi Bendif3, Youssouf Djibril Soubaneh4, Claude Belzile5, Zhe Lu1 and Huixiang Xie1, (1)Université du Québec à Rimouski, Institut des Sciences de la Mer de Rimouski (ISMER), Rimouski, QC, Canada, (2)Université de Moncton, Département de chimie et biochimie, Moncton, NB, Canada, (3)Université du Québec à Rimouski, Institut des sciences de la mer (ISMER), Rimouski, QC, Canada, (4)Université du Québec à Rimouski UQAR, Département de biologie, chimie et géographie, Rimouski, QC, Canada, (5)Université du Québec à Rimouski, Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski (ISMER), Rimouski, QC, Canada
Distribution Patterns of Microplastics and Bacterial Community Structure in a Riparian Wetland from the Foothills of Eastern Himalaya (2040208)
Tiyasha Chatterjee, Indian Institiute of Science Education and Research, Biological Sciences, Kalyani, India, Anwesha Ghosh, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Kolkata, India and Punyasloke Bhadury, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Department of Biological Sciences and Centre for Excellence in Blue Economy, Kolkata, India
Concentration Peak of Small Microplastics and Nanoplastics at 1000 Meters Depth in the Atlantic Ocean (2042714)
Daura Vega-Moreno1, Marina Vargas-Ferraz1, Álvaro Cubas2, Ana Molina1, Javier Hernández Borges3, Eugenio Fraile-Nuez4 and Francisco Machín2, (1)OpenPLAS Group, Chemistry Department, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, (2)Oceanografía Física y Geofísica Aplicada (OFYGA), IU-ECOAQUA, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, (3)Department of Chemistry, Departmental Unit of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of La Laguna, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain, (4)Centro Oceanográfico de Canarias, Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Nutrient-mediated interactions between plastic-derived DOC and the biological carbon pump (2044266)
Aron Stubbins, Northeastern University, Marine and Environmental Sciences, Boston, MA, United States, Andresa Oliveira Tavares Lima, Northeastern University, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Boston, United States, Robert T Letscher, University of New Hampshire, Earth Sciences, Durham, United States, Kara L Lavender Law, Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, MA, United States and Kai Ziervogel, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, United States
