@article{fdi:010076195,
  title = {{T}he {A}mazon river : a major source of organic plastic additives to the tropical north {A}tlantic ?},
  author = {{S}chmidt, {N}. and {F}auvelle, {V}. and {O}dy, {A}nouck and {C}astro-{J}imenez, {J}. and {J}ouanno, {J}ulien and {C}hangeux, {T}homas and {T}hibaut, {T}. and {S}empere, {R}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he release of emerging organic contaminants is identified among the most critical hazards to the marine environment, and plastic additives have received growing attention due to their worldwide distribution and potential deleterious effects. {H}ere, we report dissolved surface water concentrations of two important families of plastic additives (organophosphate esters ({OPE}s) and bisphenols) and other related organic compounds (perfluorinated chemicals) measured in the {N}orth {A}tlantic from {C}ape {V}erde to the {W}est {I}ndies. {W}e found that {OPE}s were the most abundant contaminants, reaching remarkably high concentrations in open ocean waters (1200 km offshore of the {A}merican {C}oast, at the location of the {A}mazon river plume during the sampling period), with up to 1.3 mu g {L}-1 ({S}igma 9{OPE}s). {A} {L}agrangian analysis confirmed that these high concentrations of contaminants originated from the {A}mazon {R}iver plume and were transported more than 3000 km by the {N}orth {B}razil {C}urrent and its retroflection. {W}e thus consider the {A}mazon {R}iver as a major source of organic contaminants of emerging concern to the tropical {N}orth {A}tlantic {O}cean and suggest that medium-/long-range contaminant transport occurs, most certainly facilitated by the highly stratified conditions offered by the river plume.},
  keywords = {{ZONE} {TROPICALE} ; {AMAZONE} ; {ATLANTIQUE} {NORD}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}nvironmental {S}cience and {T}echnology},
  volume = {53},
  numero = {13},
  pages = {7513--7521},
  ISSN = {0013-936{X}},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.1021/acs.est.9b01585},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010076195},
}