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

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Atmospheric transport and deposition of microplastics in a remote mountain catchment

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Microplastics in freshwater systems: A review on occurrence, environmental effects, and methods for microplastics detection

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Microplastics in bivalves cultured for human consumption

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Microplastic pollution in the surface waters of the Laurentian Great Lakes

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Uptake and Effects of Microplastics on Cells and Tissue of the Blue Mussel <i>Mytilus edulis</i> L. after an Experimental Exposure

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Plastics on the Sargasso Sea Surface

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The present and future of microplastic pollution in the marine environment

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High-levels of microplastic pollution in a large, remote, mountain lake

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Validation of ATR FT-IR to identify polymers of plastic marine debris, including those ingested by marine organisms

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Analysis of microplastics in water by micro-Raman spectroscopy: Release of plastic particles from different packaging into mineral water

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A new analytical approach for monitoring microplastics in marine sediments

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Microplastics in sediments: A review of techniques, occurrence and effects

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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 is widely detected in US municipal wastewater treatment plant effluent

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

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Microplastics are taken up by mussels (Mytilus edulis) and lugworms (Arenicola marina) living in natural habitats

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Microplastics in Sewage Sludge: Effects of Treatment

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Microplastic particles in sediments of Lagoon of Venice, Italy: First observations on occurrence, spatial patterns and identification

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

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Small-sized microplastics and pigmented particles in bottled mineral water

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Microplastic in Aquatic Ecosystems

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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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Identification of polymer types and additives in marine microplastic particles using pyrolysis-GC/MS and scanning electron microscopy

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

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Microplastics in the environment: Challenges in analytical chemistry - A review

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

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Abundance, size and polymer composition of marine microplastics ≥10 μm in the Atlantic Ocean and their modelled vertical distribution

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Marine litter within the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive

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Review of multidimensional data processing approaches for Raman and infrared spectroscopy

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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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Microplastics as vectors for environmental contaminants: Exploring sorption, desorption, and transfer to biota

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Microplastic in the surface waters of the Ross Sea (Antarctica): Occurrence, distribution and characterization by FTIR

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

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Ingestion of microplastics by fish and its potential consequences from a physical perspective

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Occurrence and spatial distribution of microplastics in sediments from Norderney

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Long-term aging and degradation of microplastic particles: Comparing in situ oceanic and experimental weathering patterns

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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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Pigments and plastic in limnetic ecosystems: A qualitative and quantitative study on microparticles of different size classes

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A review of analytical techniques for quantifying microplastics in sediments

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Determination of microplastic polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) in environmental samples using thermal analysis (TGA-DSC)

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Microplastic Abundance and Composition in Western Lake Superior As Determined via Microscopy, Pyr-GC/MS, and FTIR

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High levels of microplastic pollution in the sediments and benthic organisms of the South Yellow Sea, China

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Comparison of different methods for MP detection: What can we learn from them, and why asking the right question before measurements matters?

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Microplastics in Beaches of the East Frisian Islands Spiekeroog and Kachelotplate

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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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Wastewater treatment plant effluent as a source of microplastics: review of the fate, chemical interactions and potential risks to aquatic organisms

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Extraction, enumeration and identification methods for monitoring microplastics in the environment

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

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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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Instrumental analysis of microplastics—benefits and challenges

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Addressing the Issue of Microplastics in the Wake of the Microbead-Free Waters Act—A New Standard Can Facilitate Improved Policy

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

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Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of microplastics in marine organisms: a review and meta-analysis of current data

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Rapid single-particle chemical imaging of nanoplastics by SRS microscopy

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Investigation and analysis of microplastics in sewage sludge and biosolids: A case study from one wastewater treatment works in the UK

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Hyper Spectral Imaging Using Sub-Half-Cycle Mid-Infrared Pulses

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