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A non-contact in situ approach for detecting fluorescent microplastic particles in flowing water using fluorescence spectroscopy
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Researchers developed a non-contact in situ method combining fluorescence spectroscopy and interferometric particle imaging to detect, characterise, and classify fluorescent polypropylene microplastic particles in flowing water.
This study combines fluorescence spectroscopy and interferometric particle imaging to detect, characterise and classify fluorescent polypropylene microplastic particles in flow.
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