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A systematic protocol of microplastics analysis from their identification to quantification in water environment: A comprehensive review

This review provides a systematic protocol for identifying and quantifying microplastics in water environments, covering sampling, extraction, and analytical techniques. Researchers evaluate the strengths and limitations of methods including visual sorting, spectroscopic analysis, and thermal techniques for characterizing microplastic pollution. The study emphasizes the urgent need for standardized methodologies to enable meaningful comparisons across different microplastic research studies.

2020 Journal of Hazardous Materials 150 citations
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From Sampling to Analysis: A Critical Review of Techniques Used in the Detection of Micro- and Nanoplastics in Aquatic Environments

This critical review evaluates the full analytical workflow for detecting micro- and nanoplastics in aquatic environments, from field sampling to laboratory identification. Researchers assess the strengths and limitations of current techniques including visual sorting, spectroscopic methods, and thermal analysis. The study emphasizes the urgent need for standardized protocols across the research community to ensure that microplastic pollution data are reliable and comparable between studies.

2021 ACS ES&T Water 52 citations
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Microplastics in Natural Water: Sources and Determination

This paper reviews the sources of microplastic pollution in aquatic environments and the analytical methods used to characterize and quantify microplastic particles, covering sampling, extraction, and identification techniques relevant to freshwater and marine monitoring.

2023 WATER AND WATER PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL NEWS 3 citations
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A Review of Microplastic Identification and Characterization Methods in Aquatic Environments

This review evaluates the various methods used to identify and characterize microplastics in water environments, from visual sorting to advanced spectroscopy and thermal analysis techniques. Researchers compared the strengths and limitations of each approach, noting that no single method can fully capture the diversity of microplastic pollution. The study recommends combining multiple analytical techniques and standardizing protocols to improve the reliability of microplastic monitoring worldwide.

2024 Periodica Polytechnica Civil Engineering 8 citations
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A review of methods for measuring microplastics in aquatic environments

This review critically evaluates methods used to measure microplastics in aquatic environments, covering sampling design, sample processing, and spectroscopic identification, and identifies the most significant sources of methodological variation. Standardizing these methods is essential for generating comparable data across studies and enabling robust environmental risk assessment.

2018 Environmental Science and Pollution Research 361 citations
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Mikroplastik - Źródła, Techniki Separacji I Identyfikacji

This review (in Polish) covers microplastics — their sources in the environment and the analytical techniques used to separate and identify them. The paper provides an overview of sampling, extraction, and spectroscopic identification methods relevant to environmental monitoring of microplastic pollution.

2023 Wiadomości Chemiczne
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Development and testing of a fractionated filtration for sampling of microplastics in water

Researchers developed and tested a fractionated filtration system for sampling microplastics in water bodies, proposing a standardized sampling concept that accounts for plastic-specific properties to improve comparability of microplastic data across different studies and environments.

2018 Water Research 101 citations
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Microplastics in freshwater sediment: A review on methods, occurrence, and sources

This review synthesizes methods, occurrence data, and sources of microplastics in freshwater sediments, comparing approaches and providing recommendations for standardized sampling and analysis to fill knowledge gaps relative to marine research.

2020 The Science of The Total Environment 480 citations
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Microplastic analysis in urban areas and their impact on quality of life

Researchers reviewed the growing threat of microplastic pollution to biodiversity and human health, focusing on freshwater systems as a key exposure pathway. The study emphasizes the need for standardized identification methods for microplastics in freshwater environments.

2025 Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
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Evaluation of Monitoring Technologies and Methods for Micro Plastics in Water as Novel Pollutants

This review surveys the range of technologies currently available for detecting and monitoring microplastics in water, including spectroscopic, microscopic, and chemical identification methods, outlining the strengths and limitations of each. Consistent and effective monitoring is identified as essential for controlling microplastic pollution, yet no single approach yet meets all needs across diverse water types and concentrations. The paper calls for stronger monitoring frameworks to support both research and regulatory decision-making on microplastic contamination.

2024 Scalable Computing Practice and Experience 2 citations
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How can we trace microplastics in wastewater treatment plants: A review of the current knowledge on their analysis approaches

This review critically evaluates the analytical methods used to detect microplastics in wastewater treatment plants, covering sampling strategies, extraction and purification procedures, and identification techniques including spectroscopy. The authors highlight a lack of standardized methods as the primary challenge limiting accurate and comparable measurements across studies.

2020 The Science of The Total Environment 46 citations
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Updated review on microplastics in water, their occurrence, detection, measurement, environmental pollution, and the need for regulatory standards

This review examines microplastic occurrence, detection methods, and measurement techniques in aquatic environments, highlighting the urgent need for explicit regulatory frameworks to address the growing threat of microplastic pollution in water systems.

2021 Environmental Pollution 130 citations
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Tools and Techniques to Analyse Microplastic Pollution in Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems

This review catalogues the tools and techniques used to sample, visualize, and quantify microplastic pollution across aquatic and terrestrial environments, from plankton nets and sediment corers to spectroscopic identification methods. Having standardized, well-documented methods is essential for generating consistent data on microplastic contamination that can guide environmental protection policies.

2023 BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS eBooks 2 citations
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A Practical Overview of Methodologies for Sampling and Analysis of Microplastics in Riverine Environments

This practical review compiles and evaluates sampling and analytical methods for detecting and characterizing microplastics in rivers, including collection devices, extraction protocols, and spectroscopic identification techniques. It provides guidance for researchers designing monitoring studies to ensure reliable and comparable results.

2020 Sustainability 205 citations
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Analytical methods used in microplastics identification: A review

This review examines the range of analytical methods used to identify microplastics in environmental samples, evaluating the strengths and limitations of techniques including visual inspection, spectroscopy, and chromatography for accurate microplastic characterization.

2024 Journal of Hydro-meteorology
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Methods for Studying Microplastic Pollution in Natural Waters: Current State and Recommendations

This methodological review addresses the lack of standardization in how scientists sample, process, and report microplastic contamination in natural waters, which makes it nearly impossible to compare results across studies. It details quality assurance and quality control steps — especially important given how easily tiny plastic particles contaminate samples from the lab environment itself — and provides concrete recommendations for sampling protocols and data reporting. Harmonizing these methods is a critical step toward building a reliable global database of microplastic pollution.

2024 Journal of Oceanological Research 2 citations
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Microplastics in the Marine Environment: A Review of the Methods Used for Identification and Quantification

This review covered the methods used to identify and characterize microplastics in marine environmental samples, evaluating the strengths and limitations of visual, spectroscopic, and chemical approaches for field and laboratory analysis.

2012 Environmental Science & Technology 5047 citations
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A critical review of microplastics characterisation in aquatic environments: recent trends in the last 10 years

This critical review assessed current approaches to characterizing microplastics in aquatic environments, evaluating sampling methods, extraction protocols, and analytical techniques. It identified persistent inconsistencies in methodology and recommended standardization practices to improve data comparability.

2024 Analytical Methods 4 citations
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Insights Into Microplastics Pollution in Aquatic Ecosystem: a Short Review of Sampling and Analysis Methods

This review summarizes current methods for sampling and analyzing microplastics in rivers and estuaries, including techniques like FTIR and Raman spectroscopy for polymer identification. The authors highlight the need for standardized sampling and analysis methods to ensure that microplastic data across different studies are reliable and comparable.

2024 Jurnal Teknologi 3 citations
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Are We Underestimating Microplastic Contamination in Aquatic Environments?

This review argues that current microplastic monitoring methods likely underestimate the true extent of contamination in aquatic environments, especially for small particles and fibers. The authors call for standardized, more sensitive detection methods to better inform regulation and risk assessment.

2017 Environmental Management 277 citations
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Sampling and Processing of Microplastics from Water

This book chapter reviews methods for collecting, preparing, and detecting microplastics from water samples, addressing preprocessing steps to remove organic matter and the visual and spectroscopic techniques used for identification and quantification.

2024 ACS symposium series
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Methods of Analyzing Microsized Plastics in the Environment

This review covers sampling, extraction, identification, and quantification methods for microsized plastics across environmental matrices, finding that manual sorting and chemical analysis are needed for larger particles while automated spectroscopy methods are required for analyzing smaller microplastics.

2021 Applied Sciences 78 citations
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Microplastics in contaminated water : comparison of methods of analysis and treatment

This comprehensive review compared methods for analyzing microplastics in water—including spectroscopy, microscopy, and filtration techniques—and evaluated treatment approaches for removing MPs from wastewater, synthesizing findings across global studies on occurrence patterns and remediation effectiveness.

2025 Theseus (Ammattikorkeakoulujen)
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Microplastics in Water: A Review of Characterization and Removal Methods

This review surveys seven methods for identifying microplastics in water and evaluates their strengths and limitations, from simple visual inspection to advanced spectroscopy techniques. Researchers also assessed current removal strategies, including filtration, coagulation, and biodegradation, highlighting what works and what still needs improvement. The study provides a practical reference for selecting the right tools to detect and address microplastic contamination in water systems.

2024 Sustainability 28 citations