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Plasticrusts are a new type of plastic pollution in the form of plastic debris, covering rocks in intertidal shorelines which vary in thickness and in color and are composed of polyethylene based on fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis.[1][2] They were first discovered on the South coast of the volcanic island of Madeira in the Atlantic Ocean in 2016 and have additionally been found on Giglio Island, Italy.[1][2][3] They are considered a sub-type of plastiglomerate and could possibly have negative effects on surrounding fauna by entering the food web through consumption by benthic invertebrates.[1][2][3]
- ^ a b c Gestoso, Ignacio; Cacabelos, Eva; Ramalhosa, Patrício; Canning-Clode, João (October 2019). "Plasticrusts: A new potential threat in the Anthropocene's rocky shores". Science of the Total Environment. 687: 413–415. Bibcode:2019ScTEn.687..413G. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.123. PMID 31212148.
- ^ a b c Ehlers, Sonja M.; Ellrich, Julius A. (February 2020). "First record of 'plasticrusts' and 'pyroplastic' from the Mediterranean Sea". Marine Pollution Bulletin. 151: 110845. Bibcode:2020MarPB.15110845E. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110845. PMID 32056636. S2CID 211112135.
- ^ a b De-la-Torre, G. E., Dioses-Salinas, D. C., Pizarro-Ortega, C. I., Santillán, I. (2021-02-01). "New plastic formations in the Anthropocene". Science of the Total Environment. 754: 142216. Bibcode:2021ScTEn.754n2216D. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142216. ISSN 0048-9697. PMID 33254855. S2CID 224958529.
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