Microplastics Detection Using Pyrolysis-GC/MS-Based Methods

Alexandre Dehaut; Ludovic Hermabessière; Guillaume Duflos

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-39041-9_27

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Microplastics Detection Using Pyrolysis-GC/MS-Based Methods

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Alexandre Dehaut, Ludovic Hermabessière, Guillaume Duflos

Summary

Pyrolysis coupled with gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS) enables reliable identification of polymer composition in suspected microplastic samples, providing the chemical confirmation required to classify particles accurately. Robust detection methods are foundational to monitoring microplastic pollution levels and understanding human exposure through food and water.

By now the polymeric nature of microparticles has to be demonstrated before their classification as microplastics. Pyrolysis coupled to gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS) has been used for years to characterize polymers. Thanks to three distinct...

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