Abstract
The sorption behavior of 2,2′,4,4′-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47) on aged polystyrene (PS) microplastics via seawater soaking, ultraviolet (UV) irradiation, seawater soaking and UV irradiation together was investigated. The effects of environmental factors including salinity, pH, and dissolved organic matter (DOM) on sorption of BDE-47 by the aged PS microplastics were analyzed. The equilibrium sorption capacity of BDE-47 by virgin PS, aged PS with seawater soaking, aged PS with UV irradiation and aged PS with seawater soaking and UV irradiation was 6.16, 4.96, 3.53, and 3.75 ng/g, respectively. The decrease in sorption capacity was related to the increase of surface crystallinity and the appearance of surface oxygen-containing functional groups. The kinetic and isotherm models suggested that aging did not change the sorption mechanism of BDE-47 on PS microplastics. pH had negligible impacts on BDE-47 sorption by virgin and aged PS. Sorption capacity of BDE-47 on aged PS in water with high salinity was lower than that on virgin PS, and DOM has less effect on the sorption of BDE-47 on aged PS.
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