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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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Nico Merck, Jonas Otto, Martin Schaeper, Nils Damaschke

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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.

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This study combines fluorescence spectroscopy and interferometric particle imaging to detect, characterise and classify fluorescent polypropylene microplastic particles in flow.

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