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An Overview of Methodologies for Tracing and Quantifying Microplastics in Environmental Samples

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Fazel Abdolahpur Monikh, Gopala Krishna Darbha, Martina G. Vijver, Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg

Summary

The absence of standardized methods for sampling, preparing, and quantifying microplastics in complex environmental matrices severely limits comparability of research findings. Developing unified tracing and quantification methodologies is essential for building a coherent global picture of microplastic contamination levels and health risks.

Microplastics in the environment are a serious environmental problem. The absence of standard methods for sampling and sample preparation and techniques for characterization and quantification of microplastics, particularly, in the complex matrices of environmental...

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