{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Zhang C"],"funding":["Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China"],"pagination":["177"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12944846"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["14(2)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Acrylate-based self-polishing copolymer antifouling paint particles (SPC-APPs) are persistent micropollutants that act as carriers for biocidal heavy metals, posing significant ecological hazards to aquatic ecosystems. Despite their toxicity, the occurrence, characterization, and metal-leaching risks of SPC-APPs in estuarine environments remain largely understudied. This study investigated the contamination characteristics of SPC-APPs in surface sediments from the Yangtze River Estuary, a hotspot of shipping activity. A multi-technique analytical protocol was employed, combining density separation with scanning electron microscopy-energy-dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), and pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS) to"],"journal":["Toxics"],"pubmed_title":["Occurrence and Characterization of Acrylate-Based Self-Polishing Copolymer Anti-Fouling Paint Particles (SPC-APPs) in the Sediments of the Yangtze River Estuary."],"pmcid":["PMC12944846"],"funding_grant_id":["MC202031-Z07"],"pubmed_authors":["Wu D","Zhang C","Zhou J"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Occurrence and Characterization of Acrylate-Based Self-Polishing Copolymer Anti-Fouling Paint Particles (SPC-APPs) in the Sediments of the Yangtze River Estuary.","description":"Acrylate-based self-polishing copolymer antifouling paint particles (SPC-APPs) are persistent micropollutants that act as carriers for biocidal heavy metals, posing significant ecological hazards to aquatic ecosystems. Despite their toxicity, the occurrence, characterization, and metal-leaching risks of SPC-APPs in estuarine environments remain largely understudied. This study investigated the contamination characteristics of SPC-APPs in surface sediments from the Yangtze River Estuary, a hotspot of shipping activity. A multi-technique analytical protocol was employed, combining density separation with scanning electron microscopy-energy-dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), and pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS) to","dates":{"release":"2026-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2026 Feb","modification":"2026-07-12T03:10:59.965Z","creation":"2026-07-12T03:07:17.5Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12944846","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41745851"],"doi":["10.3390/toxics14020177"]}}