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Differentiating and Quantifying Carbonaceous (Tire, Bitumen, and Road Marking Wear) and Non-carbonaceous (Metals, Minerals, and Glass Beads) Non-exhaust Particles in Road Dust Samples from a Traffic Environment

Researchers used automated electron microscopy combined with machine learning to identify and count different types of microplastic and wear particles in road dust, finding that tire and bitumen wear particles made up about 19-22% of particles in traffic environments. The method provides a fast, non-destructive way to quantify the types of traffic-generated microplastics polluting urban environments.

2022 Water Air & Soil Pollution 46 citations
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Fluorescent plastic nanoparticles to track their interaction and fate in physiological environments

This study developed fluorescently labeled plastic nanoparticles made from PET, polypropylene, and polystyrene that can be tracked in biological environments to study how nanoplastics are taken up and processed by living organisms. Having trackable model nanoplastics is an important tool for understanding how these particles move through tissues and food chains.

2020 Environmental Science Nano 38 citations