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Micro- and nanoplastic quantification using pyrolysis GC-MS: the hidden complexity

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Dumont, Géraldine, Lievens, Siebe, Milica Velimirovic,, Aline Reis de Carvalho,, Jan Jordens,, Focant, Jean-François, Stefanuto, Pierre-Hugues

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This editorial review examines the analytical challenges and hidden complexities of using pyrolysis gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for quantifying micro- and nanoplastics in environmental samples. The authors discuss sources of measurement uncertainty, matrix interference, and the limitations of current standardization approaches that complicate accurate nanoplastic quantification by this technique.

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