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SEM/EDS and Optical Microscopy Analysis of Microplastics
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This study applied scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and optical microscopy to characterize microplastics, providing detailed morphological and elemental analysis of particles derived from both direct production and macroplastic degradation. Accurate characterization methods are foundational for understanding microplastic composition, surface chemistry, and the contaminants they carry, all of which influence their toxicity to organisms and human health.
Microplastics are threatening materials directly produced by anthropogenic activities or resulting products of macroplastic degradation. Extended scientific research is being carried out on micro-/nanoplastics due to their relentless and increasing presence in the...
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