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- Title
Advanced analytical techniques for microplastics in the environment: a review.
- Authors
Randhawa, Jatinder Singh
- Abstract
Background: Due to the increasing usage of plastic, microplastics or plastic particles with a length of 1 to 5 mm are omnipresent in the environment, including freshwater, agricultural soil and seas. The majority of plastic trash is made up of microplastic debris, which has lately started to threaten ecosystems. This calls for immediate management and analysis to ensure the traceability of microplastics in the environment. The polymeric variety, irregular shape and microscopic size of microplastics make it difficult to quantify their presence in the environment. In this review, the analytical techniques for evaluating microplastics are discussed. The techniques included Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, laser diffraction particle, thermal analysis, scanning electron microscope, pyrolysis gas chromatography, dynamic light scattering, and atmospheric solid analysis probe (ASAP) paired with quadrupole mass spectrometry (MS). Short conclusion: The purpose of the present review is to give a summary of the most efficient cutting-edge techniques for more accurate and precise microplastic examination in the environmental samples.
- Subjects
FOURIER transform infrared spectroscopy techniques; MICROPLASTICS; LIGHT scattering; PYROLYSIS gas chromatography; PLASTIC scrap
- Publication
Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2023, Vol 47, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2522-8307
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s42269-023-01148-0