Microplastics (MPs) coexist with plasticizers in the aqueous environment to form composite pollution, but the adsorption and desorption behaviors of MPs and plasticizers under natural conditions are unknown. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and rubber were used as the target MPs to characterize the changes in their morphological features after aging for one anniversary in atmospheric exposure and lake sedimentary burial environments and to investigate the adsorption and desorption behavior of the MPs to the coexisting phthalate esters (PAEs) plasticizer before and after aging. The results showed that the surface of MPs was rougher after exposure to the atmospheric environment and burial in a depositional environment, showing the characteristics of porous polymers.
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