Table 1 Mass of DEHP and its transformation products in ~85 mg of the respective PVC microplastics before the leaching experiments

From: Photoaging enhances the leaching of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate and transformation products from polyvinyl chloride microplastics into aquatic environments

 

PVCPristine

PVC24d

PVC48d

DEHP (µg)

32.1 × 103 ± 937

19.2 × 103 ± 359

13.3 × 103 ± 495

MEHP (µg)

n.d.

506 ± 23.3

1.3 × 103 ± 50.8

Phthalic acid (µg)

n.d.

11.0 ± 1.91

142 ± 8.01

Phthalic anhydride (µg)

n.d.

0.287 ± 0.0142

1.34 ± 0.0477

  1. The standard deviations (n = 3) are provided.
  2. n.d. not detected.
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