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A Procedure for Measuring Microplastics using Pressurized Fluid Extraction

Author(s) -

Stephen Fuller,

Anil Gautam

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

environmental science and technology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1520-5851

pISSN - 0013-936X

DOI - 10.1021/acs.est.6b00816

Subject(s) - microplastics , environmental science , extraction (chemistry) , waste management , environmental chemistry , environmental engineering , chromatography , chemistry , engineering

A method based on pressurized fluid extraction (PFE) was developed for measuring microplastics in environmental samples. This method can address some limitations of the current microplastic methods and provide laboratories with a simple analytical method for quantifying common microplastics in a range of environmental samples. The method was initially developed by recovering 101% to 111% of spiked plastics on glass beads and was then applied to a composted municipal waste sample with spike recoveries ranging from 85% to 94%. The results from municipal waste samples and soil samples collected from an industrial area demonstrated that the method is a promising alternative for determining the concentration and identity of microplastics in environmental samples.

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