Identification methods in microplastic analysis: a review
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Title
- Identification methods in microplastic analysis: a review
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Author(s)
- Shim, Won Joon; Hong, Sang Hee; Eo, Soeun Eo
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- Shim, Won Joon(심원준); Hong, Sang Hee(홍상희); Eo, Soeun(어소은)
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Alternative Author(s)
- 심원준; 홍상희; 어소은
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Publication Year
- 2017-03-07
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Abstract
- Microplastics have become a major global environmental issue in recent decades due to their ubiquity in the oceans, bioavailability and ability to carry toxic chemicals. Analysis of microplastics in environmental and experimental samples has become increasingly common. We conducted a literature survey to review the current identification methods for microplastics. The advantages and limitations of each identification method were compared to indicate the best methods for microplastic analysis. Identification of microplastics is based on the physical and chemical characterisation of isolated particles in mixtures of inorganic and organic remnant particles after the extraction and clean-up steps. In addition, novel methods which may possibly be applied to microplastic identification were suggested. Microscopic identification by itself has a high risk of producing both false positive and false negative results in analyses of small microplastics. At present, combinations of physical (e.g., microscopy) and chemical (e.g., spectroscopy) analyses are widely used. However, there is a need to improve and develop new methods to reduce the identification time and effort and to detect sub-micron plastics in environmental samples.
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ISSN
- 1759-9660
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URI
- https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/1268
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DOI
- 10.1039/c6ay02558g
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Bibliographic Citation
- ANALYTICAL METHODS, v.9, no.9, pp.1384 - 1391, 2017
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Publisher
- ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
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Subject
- SMALL-PLASTIC DEBRIS; MONITORING MICROPLASTICS; ENVIRONMENTAL-SAMPLES; QUANTITATIVE-ANALYSIS; AFM-IR; PARTICLES; POLLUTION; SEA; SEDIMENTS; POLYMERS
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Type
- Article
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Language
- English
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Document Type
- Review
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