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

Lost at sea: where is all the plastic?

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Marine Anthropogenic Litter

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

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Microplastic Pollution in Table Salts from China

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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

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Synthetic Polymer Contamination in Bottled Water

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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

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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 Pecten maximus 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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Identification and quantification of microplastics using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy: Current status and future prospects

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Nano- and microplastic analysis: Focus on their occurrence in freshwater ecosystems and remediation technologies

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A Critical Review of Extraction and Identification Methods of Microplastics in Wastewater and Drinking Water

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Enhanced adsorption of polystyrene nanoplastics (PSNPs) onto oxidized corncob biochar with high pyrolysis temperature

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Characterization of microplastics in indoor and ambient air in northern New Jersey

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Recent advances on microplastic aging: Identification, mechanism, influence factors, and additives release

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Detection and characterization of small-sized microplastics (≥ 5 µm) in milk products

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A Practical Overview of Methodologies for Sampling and Analysis of Microplastics in Riverine Environments

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Automated thermal extraction-desorption gas chromatography mass spectrometry: A multifunctional tool for comprehensive characterization of polymers and their degradation products

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Synthetic microfibers: Source, transport and their remediation

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Isolation and Extraction of Microplastics from Environmental Samples: An Evaluation of Practical Approaches and Recommendations for Further Harmonization

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Micro (nano) plastic pollution: The ecological influence on soil-plant system and human health

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Plastic Particle Ingestion by Wild Freshwater Fish: A Critical Review

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Comparison between manta trawl and in situ pump filtration methods, and guidance for visual identification of microplastics in surface waters

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Food chain microplastics contamination and impact on human health: a review

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A simple method for the selective quantification of polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene plastic debris in soil by pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry

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A critical viewpoint on current issues, limitations, and future research needs on micro- and nanoplastic studies: From the detection to the toxicological assessment.

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Extraction and detection methods of microplastics in food and marine systems: A critical review

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Sources, transport, measurement and impact of nano and microplastics in urban watersheds

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Evaluation of membranes performance for microplastic removal in a simple and low-cost filtration system

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Extraction and identification methods of microplastics and nanoplastics in agricultural soil: A review

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Data preprocessing & evaluation used in the microplastics identification process: A critical review & practical guide

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Microplastics pollution from wastewater treatment plants: A critical review on challenges, detection, sustainable removal techniques and circular economy

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Microplastics in ecosystems: their implications and mitigation pathways

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Microplastics in wastewater treatment plants: Occurrence, fate and identification

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A systematic protocol of microplastics analysis from their identification to quantification in water environment: A comprehensive review

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Atmospheric micro (nano) plastics: future growing concerns for human health

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Nanoplastic Analysis by Online Coupling of Raman Microscopy and Field-Flow Fractionation Enabled by Optical Tweezers

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Microplastics in soils: assessment, analytics and risks

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Computer-Assisted Analysis of Microplastics in Environmental Samples Based on μFTIR Imaging in Combination with Machine Learning

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Hyperspectral imaging as an emerging tool to analyze microplastics: A systematic review and recommendations for future development

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Rapid Identification and Quantification of Microplastics in the Environment by Quantum Cascade Laser-Based Hyperspectral Infrared Chemical Imaging

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A comprehensive and fast microplastics identification based on near-infrared hyperspectral imaging (HSI-NIR) and chemometrics

Vidal, C., & Pasquini, C. (2021) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117251 · Cited by 146

To Waste or Not to Waste: Questioning Potential Health Risks of Micro- and Nanoplastics with a Focus on Their Ingestion and Potential Carcinogenicity

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Proceed with caution: The need to raise the publication bar for microplastics research

Provencher, J. F., Covernton, G. A., Moore, R. C., Horn, D. A., Conkle, J. L., & Lusher, A. L. (2020) · Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141426 · Cited by 133

Micro(nano)plastics – Analytical challenges towards risk evaluation

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Does microplastic really represent a threat? A review of the atmospheric contamination sources and potential impacts

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Soil Pollution from Micro- and Nanoplastic Debris: A Hidden and Unknown Biohazard

Pathan, S. I., Arfaioli, P., Bardelli, T., Ceccherini, M. T., Nannipieri, P., & Pietramellara, G. (2020) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su12187255 · Cited by 136

Overview of global status of plastic presence in marine vertebrates

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Toxic effects of acute exposure to polystyrene microplastics and nanoplastics on the model insect, silkworm Bombyx mori

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The differentiation of biodegradable and non-biodegradable polyethylene terephthalate (PET) samples by FTIR spectroscopy: A potential support for the structural differentiation of PET in environmental analysis

Mecozzi, M., & Nisini, L. (2019) · Infrared Physics & Technology · doi:10.1016/j.infrared.2019.06.008 · Cited by 130

Plastic particles in soil: state of the knowledge on sources, occurrence and distribution, analytical methods and ecological impacts

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Analysis of microplastics in consumer products by single particle-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry using the carbon-13 isotope

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A Children’s Health Perspective on Nano- and Microplastics

Sripada, K., Wierzbicka, A., Abass, K., Grimalt, J. O., Erbe, A., Röllin, H. B., Weihe, P., Díaz, G. J., Singh, R. R., Visnes, T., et al. (2022) · Environmental Health Perspectives · doi:10.1289/ehp9086 · Cited by 150

Microplastic analysis—are we measuring the same? Results on the first global comparative study for microplastic analysis in a water sample

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Microplastic and Fibre Contamination in a Remote Mountain Lake in Switzerland

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The potential of fluorescent dyes—comparative study of Nile red and three derivatives for the detection of microplastics

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Plastic waste in the terrestrial environment

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Microplastic's story

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Microplastic analysis in drinking water based on fractionated filtration sampling and Raman microspectroscopy

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Optimising sample preparation for FTIR-based microplastic analysis in wastewater and sludge samples: multiple digestions

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Validated spreadsheet for the identification of PE, PET, PP and PS microplastics by micro-ATR-FTIR spectra with known uncertainty

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Detection limits are central to improve reporting standards when using Nile red for microplastic quantification

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Microplastic distribution in surface sediments along the Spanish Mediterranean continental shelf

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Microplastics pollution in the marine environment: A review of sources, impacts and mitigation

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Behavior and Bio-Interactions of Anthropogenic Particles in Marine Environment for a More Realistic Ecological Risk Assessment

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Priorities to inform research on marine plastic pollution in Southeast Asia

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