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Advancing the Understanding of Microplastic Weathering: Insights from a Novel Polarized Light Scattering Approach
Environmental Science & Technology2024
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Kai Zhang,
Kai Zhang,
Kai Zhang,
Kai Zhang,
Kai Zhang,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
H.M. Liu,
H.M. Liu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Kai Zhang,
Jiajin Li,
Jiajin Li,
Jiajin Li,
Jiajin Li,
Kai Zhang,
Kai Zhang,
Kai Zhang,
Mengyang Liu,
Kmy Leung
Ran Liao,
Mengyang Liu,
Kai Zhang,
Mengyang Liu,
Kai Zhang,
Kai Zhang,
Mengyang Liu,
Mengyang Liu,
Mengyang Liu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Ran Liao,
Kai Zhang,
Kai Zhang,
Ran Liao,
Kai Zhang,
Kai Zhang,
Kai Zhang,
Kai Zhang,
Ran Liao,
Keran Yang,
Wenqing Chen,
H.M. Liu,
Jianxiong Yang,
Jiajin Li,
Keran Yang,
Mengyang Liu,
Mengyang Liu,
Mengyang Liu,
Mengyang Liu,
Ran Liao,
Ran Liao,
Kai Zhang,
Ran Liao,
Kai Zhang,
Kai Zhang,
Ran Liao,
Kai Zhang,
Ran Liao,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Kmy Leung
Mengyang Liu,
Mengyang Liu,
Mengyang Liu,
Mengyang Liu,
Keran Yang,
Keran Yang,
Jiajin Li,
Jiajin Li,
Chengqi Huang,
Keran Yang,
Keran Yang,
Chengqi Huang,
Kai Zhang,
H.M. Liu,
Kmy Leung
Kai Zhang,
Kai Zhang,
Ran Liao,
Jiajin Li,
Kai Zhang,
Ran Liao,
Ran Liao,
Jiajin Li,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
H.M. Liu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Ran Liao,
Ran Liao,
Kai Zhang,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Mengyang Liu,
Mengyang Liu,
Kai Zhang,
Kmy Leung
Kmy Leung
Mengyang Liu,
Kmy Leung
Mengyang Liu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Mengyang Liu,
Ran Liao,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Jiajin Li,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Chengqi Huang,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Chengqi Huang,
Ran Liao,
Kai Zhang,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Ran Liao,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Kmy Leung
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Kmy Leung
Kmy Leung
Kai Zhang,
Kai Zhang,
Jianxiong Yang,
Jianxiong Yang,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Wenqing Chen,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Ran Liao,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Kmy Leung
Kai Zhang,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Kmy Leung
Jianxiong Yang,
Kmy Leung
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Ran Liao,
Kai Zhang,
Ran Liao,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Jiajin Li,
Kai Zhang,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Ran Liao,
Mengyang Liu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Kmy Leung
Kmy Leung
Kmy Leung
Mengyang Liu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Meng Yan,
Kezhen Ying,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Kezhen Ying,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Jiajin Li,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Ran Liao,
Kai Zhang,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Mengyang Liu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Kmy Leung
Kmy Leung
Kmy Leung
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Kai Zhang,
Kai Zhang,
Kai Zhang,
Mengyang Liu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Kmy Leung
Kai Zhang,
Kmy Leung
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Xiang‐Rong Xu,
Ran Liao,
Meng Yan,
Kmy Leung
Kmy Leung
Kmy Leung
Summary
Researchers introduced a polarized light scattering technique to rapidly characterize microplastic weathering, which alters the physical and chemical properties of particles and affects their environmental behavior. The approach provides high-throughput, real-time insights into weathering-induced surface and structural changes that are difficult to capture with conventional methods.
Weathering is a significant process that alters the properties of microplastics (MPs) and consequently affects their environmental behaviors. In this study, we introduced a novel approach based on polarized light scattering technique, which offers advantages in terms of rapid, high-throughput, and submicron-sized detection. This technique was successfully applied to characterize the weathered MPs after a 180-day laboratory simulation of coastal environments. By employing polarization measurements, we obtained a 46-dimensional matrix data set for the weathered MP fragments and subsequently processed them using a backpropagation neural network. The successful extraction of effective polarization pulses confirmed the presence of MP fragments within the size range of 0.2-60 μm, yielding total accuracies for size classification ranging from 78.9 to 86.9%. Furthermore, this technique achieved an overall accuracy of 93.8% in classifying MPs with different weathering degrees and polymer types, revealing polarization parameters associated with size and morphological changes play a dominant role in characterizing the weathering process of MPs. Compared with conventional approaches, the novel polarized light scattering approach holds great promise for rapid, high-throughput, and accurate characterization of MPs with small sizes. The findings of this study provided new insights into how MPs change after long-term weathering in aquatic environments.