Analytical methodologies for monitoring micro(nano)plastics: Which are fit for purpose?

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Marine Anthropogenic Litter

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Microplastics in freshwater systems: A review of the emerging threats, identification of knowledge gaps and prioritisation of research needs

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Synthetic fibers in atmospheric fallout: A source of microplastics in the environment?

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A first overview of textile fibers, including microplastics, in indoor and outdoor environments

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Anthropogenic debris in seafood: Plastic debris and fibers from textiles in fish and bivalves sold for human consumption

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A new analytical approach for monitoring microplastics in marine sediments

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Occurrence and Spatial Distribution of Microplastics in River Shore Sediments of the Rhine-Main Area in Germany

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Microplastic Pollution in Table Salts from China

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Analysis of environmental microplastics by vibrational microspectroscopy: FTIR, Raman or both?

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Characterisation of nanoplastics during the degradation of polystyrene

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A rapid-screening approach to detect and quantify microplastics based on fluorescent tagging with Nile Red

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Ingestion of Microplastics by Zooplankton in the Northeast Pacific Ocean

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Microplastics profile along the Rhine River

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Ingestion of microplastics by commercial fish off the Portuguese coast

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Microplastics in seafood: Benchmark protocol for their extraction and characterization

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A critical overview of the analytical approaches to the occurrence, the fate and the behavior of microplastics in the environment

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Plastic in north sea fish.

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A comparison of microscopic and spectroscopic identification methods for analysis of microplastics in environmental samples

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Experimental development of a new protocol for extraction and characterization of microplastics in fish tissues: First observations in commercial species from Adriatic Sea

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A critical assessment of visual identification of marine microplastic using Raman spectroscopy for analysis improvement

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Microplastics in the surface sediments from the Beijiang River littoral zone: Composition, abundance, surface textures and interaction with heavy metals

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A high-performance protocol for extraction of microplastics in fish

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Microplastic in three urban estuaries, China

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Identification and Quantification of Microplastics in Wastewater Using Focal Plane Array-Based Reflectance Micro-FT-IR Imaging

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The presence of microplastics in commercial salts from different countries

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Simultaneous Trace Identification and Quantification of Common Types of Microplastics in Environmental Samples by Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry

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Fast identification of microplastics in complex environmental samples by a thermal degradation method

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Occurrence and spatial distribution of microplastics in sediments from Norderney

Dekiff, J. H., Remy, D., Klasmeier, J., & Fries, E. (2014) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2013.11.019 · Cited by 633 · see citing works

Ingestion of Nanoplastics and Microplastics by Pacific Oyster Larvae

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Microplastic pollution in Vembanad Lake, Kerala, India: The first report of microplastics in lake and estuarine sediments in India

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Understanding the fragmentation pattern of marine plastic debris

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Microplastic and macroplastic ingestion by a deep diving, oceanic cetacean: The True's beaked whale Mesoplodon mirus

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Focal plane array detector-based micro-Fourier-transform infrared imaging for the analysis of microplastics in environmental samples

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Occurrence and Characteristics of Microplastic Pollution in Xiangxi Bay of Three Gorges Reservoir, China

Zhang, K., Xiong, X., Hu, H., Wu, C., Bi, Y., Wu, Y., Zhou, B., Lam, P. K. S., & Liu, J. (2017) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.7b00369 · Cited by 577 · see citing works

AFM–IR: Combining Atomic Force Microscopy and Infrared Spectroscopy for Nanoscale Chemical Characterization

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Guidance on Monitoring of Marine Litter in European Seas

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An automated approach for microplastics analysis using focal plane array (FPA) FTIR microscopy and image analysis

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Microplastic contamination in Lake Winnipeg, Canada

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Analysis of polyethylene microplastics in environmental samples, using a thermal decomposition method

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Microfiber Masses Recovered from Conventional Machine Washing of New or Aged Garments

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Plastic particles in coastal pelagic ecosystems of the Northeast Pacific ocean.

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Urbanization is a major influence on microplastic ingestion by sunfish in the Brazos River Basin, Central Texas, USA

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A novel, density-independent and FTIR-compatible approach for the rapid extraction of microplastics from aquatic sediments

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Microplastics in coastal sediments from Southern Portuguese shelf waters

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Using a forensic science approach to minimize environmental contamination and to identify microfibres in marine sediments

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Identification of microplastics by FTIR and Raman microscopy: a novel silicon filter substrate opens the important spectral range below 1300 cm−1 for FTIR transmission measurements

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Microplastic Ingestion by Wild and Cultured Manila Clams (Venerupis philippinarum) from Baynes Sound, British Columbia

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Questions of size and numbers in environmental research on microplastics: methodological and conceptual aspects

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Trophic transfer of microplastics in aquatic ecosystems: Identifying critical research needs

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The use of potassium hydroxide (KOH) solution as a suitable approach to isolate plastics ingested by marine organisms

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Novel method for the extraction and identification of microplastics in ocean trawl and fish gut matrices

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An approach for extraction, characterization and quantitation of microplastic in natural marine snow using Raman microscopy

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Optimisation of enzymatic digestion and validation of specimen preservation methods for the analysis of ingested microplastics

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Origin of Synthetic Particles in Honeys

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On the Identification of Rayon/Viscose as a Major Fraction of Microplastics in the Marine Environment: Discrimination between Natural and Manmade Cellulosic Fibers Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

Comnea‐Stancu, I. R., Wieland, K., Ramer, G., Schwaighofer, A., & Lendl, B. (2016) · Applied Spectroscopy · doi:10.1177/0003702816660725 · Cited by 201 · see citing works

FTIR spectroscopy supported by statistical techniques for the structural characterization of plastic debris in the marine environment: Application to monitoring studies

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A semi-automated Raman micro-spectroscopy method for morphological and chemical characterizations of microplastic litter

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Distribution and quantity of microplastic on sandy beaches along the northern coast of Taiwan

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Rapid and Efficient Method for the Detection of Microplastic in the Gastrointestinal Tract of Fishes

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A New Chemometric Approach for Automatic Identification of Microplastics from Environmental Compartments Based on FT-IR Spectroscopy

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No microplastics in benthic eelpout ( Zoarces viviparus ): An urgent need for spectroscopic analyses in microplastic detection

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Atlas of Plastics Additives : Analysis by Spectrometric Methods

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Characterization and Quantification of Microplastics by Infrared Spectroscopy

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Monitoring of styrene oligomers as indicators of polystyrene plastic pollution in the North-West Pacific Ocean

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Marine Plastic Debris and Microplastics

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Long-term 2007–2013 monitoring of reproductive disturbance in the dun sentinel Assiminea grayana with regard to polymeric materials pollution at the coast of Lower Saxony, North Sea, Germany

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Atmospheric microplastics: A review on current status and perspectives

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Chemical Analysis of Microplastics and Nanoplastics: Challenges, Advanced Methods, and Perspectives

Ivleva, N. P. (2021) · Chemical Reviews · doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00178 · Cited by 1,172 · see citing works

Synthetic Polymer Contamination in Bottled Water

Mason, S. A., Welch, V. G., & Neratko, J. (2018) · Frontiers in Chemistry · doi:10.3389/fchem.2018.00407 · Cited by 1,100 · see citing works

Identification of microplastics using Raman spectroscopy: Latest developments and future prospects

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Separation and Analysis of Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Complex Environmental Samples

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Microplastics in agricultural soils on the coastal plain of Hangzhou Bay, east China: Multiple sources other than plastic mulching film

Zhou, B., Wang, J., Zhang, H., Shi, H., Fei, Y., Huang, S., Tong, Y., Wen, D., Luo, Y., & Barceló, D. (2019) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121814 · Cited by 721 · see citing works

FTIR and Raman imaging for microplastics analysis: State of the art, challenges and prospects

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Methods for the analysis of submicrometer- and nanoplastic particles in the environment

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Critical Assessment of Analytical Methods for the Harmonized and Cost-Efficient Analysis of Microplastics

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Rapid single-particle chemical imaging of nanoplastics by SRS microscopy

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Uptake, Whole-Body Distribution, and Depuration of Nanoplastics by the Scallop <i>Pecten maximus</i> at Environmentally Realistic Concentrations

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Analysis and Prevention of Microplastics Pollution in Water: Current Perspectives and Future Directions

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Raman Tweezers for Small Microplastics and Nanoplastics Identification in Seawater

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Raman microspectroscopy as a tool for microplastic particle analysis

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Quantification of microplastics in environmental samples via pressurized liquid extraction and pyrolysis-gas chromatography

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Increasing the Accessibility for Characterizing Microplastics: Introducing New Application-Based and Spectral Libraries of Plastic Particles (SLoPP and SLoPP-E)

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Critical Review of Processing and Classification Techniques for Images and Spectra in Microplastic Research

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Quantitative Analysis of Selected Plastics in High-Commercial-Value Australian Seafood by Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry

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Characterization of plastic debris and association of metals with microplastics in coastline sediment along the Persian Gulf

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Potential adverse health effects of ingested micro- and nanoplastics on humans. Lessons learned from in vivo and in vitro mammalian models

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Analysis of microplastics in drinking water and other clean water samples with micro-Raman and micro-infrared spectroscopy: minimum requirements and best practice guidelines

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The marine nano- and microplastics characterisation by SEM-EDX: The potential of the method in comparison with various physical and chemical approaches

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