Microplastic Release from Plastic Bottles - Comparison of Two Analytical Methodologies (SEM-EDX and μ-FTIR)

Anna Winkler; Nadia Santo; Paolo Tremolada; Marco Parolini; Valerio Pasini; Marco Aldo Ortenzi; Renato Bacchetta

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-45909-3_40

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Microplastic Release from Plastic Bottles - Comparison of Two Analytical Methodologies (SEM-EDX and μ-FTIR)

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Anna Winkler, Nadia Santo, Paolo Tremolada, Marco Parolini, Valerio Pasini, Marco Aldo Ortenzi, Renato Bacchetta

Summary

Researchers compared two analytical methods for measuring microplastics released from plastic water bottles, finding that both scanning electron microscopy and infrared spectroscopy can detect these particles but differ in the types of information they provide. Their findings confirm that plastic bottles are a direct source of microplastic exposure through drinking water.

Plastic debris and microplastics (MPs) evolve into an urgent problem for environmental contamination. Until now, many sources have been identified and nearly all the environmental compartments are subject to MP contamination. Plastic pollution has become of concern...

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