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水环境中微塑料老化及生物膜覆盖对抗生素吸附的影响

Effects of aging and biofilm of microplastic on antibiotics adsorption in aquatic environments

  • 摘要: 微塑料在水环境中的迁移转化及其与共存污染物的相互作用是当前环境领域的研究热点。本文系统综述了微塑料在水环境中的老化机制、表面生物膜的形成过程,以及二者对其吸附抗生素行为的影响。微塑料老化主要受物理磨损、光氧化及生物降解等多因素驱动,导致其表面粗糙度增加、含氧官能团增多、亲水性增强,进而改变其对污染物的吸附能力。同时,微生物在微塑料表面定殖形成的生物膜进一步改变其表面性质(如官能团组成、表面电荷等),并通过生物膜自身的吸附作用影响抗生素在微塑料-生物膜复合体上的分配行为。老化与生物膜的形成常协同作用,共同调控微塑料对抗生素的吸附机制与容量,其中疏水作用、静电相互作用、氢键、π–π 作用及孔填充等机制的重要性随表面性质变化而动态演变。本文指出,当前研究多基于实验室模拟老化,难以完全反映天然水环境中长期、多因子耦合的老化与生物膜形成过程。因此,未来需结合长期野外监测、高分辨表征技术与多尺度模拟,系统揭示微塑料表面演化与抗生素吸附-释放行为的动态关联,为科学评估微塑料与抗生素复合污染的环境风险提供理论依据。

     

    Abstract: The transformation of microplastics in aquatic environments and their interactions with co-existing pollutants represent a critical research focus in environmental science. This review systematically summarizes the aging mechanisms of microplastics, the formation of surface biofilms, and their combined effects on the adsorption behavior of antibiotics. Aging of microplastics is driven by multiple factors including physical abrasion, photo-oxidation, and biodegradation, leading to increased surface roughness, elevated oxygen-containing functional groups, and enhanced hydrophilicity, which collectively alter their adsorption capacity for contaminants. Simultaneously, biofilm formation resulting from microbial colonization further modifies surface properties (e.g., functional group composition, surface charge) and influences antibiotic distribution through the biofilm’s inherent adsorption capabilities. Aging and biofilm development often act synergistically, jointly regulating the adsorption mechanisms and capacity of microplastics toward antibiotics, where the relative importance of hydrophobic interactions, electrostatic forces, hydrogen bonding, π–π interactions, and pore-filling evolves dynamically with surface changes. Current studies predominantly rely on laboratory-simulated aging, which may not fully replicate the long-term, multi-factor coupled processes occurring in natural waters. Therefore, future research should integrate long-term field monitoring, high-resolution characterization techniques, and multi-scale modeling to elucidate the dynamic relationship between microplastic surface evolution and antibiotic adsorption-desorption behavior, thereby providing a theoretical basis for assessing the environmental risks posed by microplastic-antibiotic co-pollution.

     

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