Measuring the Size and the Charge of Microplastics in Aqueous Suspensions With and Without Microorganisms Using a Zeta-Sizer Meter

Pavlos Tziourrou; Pavlos Tziourrou; Kyriakos Bourikas; Hrissi K. Karapanagioti

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-45909-3_39

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Measuring the Size and the Charge of Microplastics in Aqueous Suspensions With and Without Microorganisms Using a Zeta-Sizer Meter

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Pavlos Tziourrou, Pavlos Tziourrou, Kyriakos Bourikas, Hrissi K. Karapanagioti

Summary

Zeta-sizer measurements show that microplastics in aqueous suspension carry surface charges that influence their aggregation behavior and interactions with microorganisms. Understanding these physical properties is important for predicting how microplastics move through aquatic environments and accumulate in living tissues.

Study Type Environmental

According to recent models trillion microplastics over 66 tons, are currently floating in the ocean [1, 2]. On top of that, microplastics have been identified interacting with many aquatic organisms. More specifically, microfibers inside mesopelagic organisms have...

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