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Oil Extraction as Separation Method for Microplastic in Sediment Samples

Springer water 2020 1 citation ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Simone Lechthaler, Georg Stauch, Holger Schüttrumpf

Summary

An oil extraction technique efficiently separates microplastics from sediment samples by exploiting the hydrophobic affinity of plastics for oil, offering a simpler alternative to density separation methods. Reliable sediment extraction methods are essential for understanding microplastic burial and accumulation in marine and terrestrial environments.

Study Type Environmental

Microplastic (MP), plastic particles smaller than 5 mm [1], is widely distributed in the environment [2] and has not only been detected in the aquatic environment [3] but also in terrestrial areas [4]. To understand the whole life cycle of MP it is important to...

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