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New Analytical Approaches for Effective Quantification and Identification of Nanoplastics in Environmental Samples

This review assessed new analytical approaches for quantifying and identifying nanoplastics in environmental samples, highlighting fundamental challenges in detection due to their small size and the need for improved methods to understand nanoplastic contamination levels.

2021 Processes 31 citations
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Challenges and Advances in Analytical Techniques to Detect Micro- and Nanoplastics

This research review summarizes the current methods scientists use to detect and study microplastics and nanoplastics - tiny plastic particles that can get into our environment, food, and bodies. The authors explain that identifying these extremely small plastic pieces is very challenging and requires advanced laboratory techniques to understand what types of plastics they are and how much is present. Better detection methods are important because we need to understand how much plastic pollution we're exposed to and its potential effects on human health.

2026
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Advancing Micro Plastic Analysis: A Comprehensive Review of Detection and Characterization Techniques

This review evaluates the current state of microplastic detection and characterization methods, from visual identification to advanced spectroscopic techniques. Researchers highlighted the challenges of detecting microplastics in complex environmental samples and the limitations of existing approaches. The study calls for standardized methods and emerging technologies to improve the accuracy and reliability of microplastic analysis across different ecosystems.

2024 Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology 3 citations
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The development and application of advanced analytical methods in microplastics contamination detection: A critical review

This review evaluated advanced analytical methods for detecting microplastic contamination, covering techniques from visual identification and spectroscopy to emerging approaches, and highlighted the need for standardized, efficient methods to improve environmental monitoring.

2021 The Science of The Total Environment 116 citations
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Recent advances on the methods developed for the identification and detection of emerging contaminant microplastics: a review

This review surveyed recent advances in methods for detecting and identifying microplastics in environmental samples. Researchers compared techniques including spectroscopy, microscopy, and newer automated approaches, evaluating their strengths and limitations. The study highlights that while detection capabilities have improved significantly, there is still a need for standardized, cost-effective methods that can reliably identify very small microplastic particles.

2023 RSC Advances 37 citations
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New Approaches for Micro(Nano)Plastics Analysis

This chapter reviews new analytical approaches for characterizing micro- and nanoplastics, covering advances in spectroscopic, chromatographic, and imaging methods that improve sensitivity, throughput, and the ability to detect smaller particles. The authors discuss how improved analytics are reshaping understanding of plastic contamination.

2024
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Methods and challenges in the detection of microplastics and nanoplastics: a mini‐review

This review evaluated the strengths and weaknesses of analytical methods used to detect and identify microplastics and nanoplastics, including microscopy, spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry techniques. Researchers identified key challenges such as distinguishing genuine environmental microplastics from contamination introduced during sample collection and processing. The study provides recommendations for improving data quality and reliability in microplastic research.

2021 Polymer International 177 citations
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The micro-, submicron-, and nanoplastic hunt: A review of detection methods for plastic particles

This review systematically summarizes detection and characterization methods for micro-, submicron-, and nanoplastics, providing recommendations for method validation, standardization, and analytical pathways suited to different sample types and research goals.

2022 Chemosphere 136 citations
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Microplastics in the Environment: Sources, Detection Techniques, and Analytical Challenges

Researchers review the current state of microplastic science, covering how these tiny plastic particles (under 5mm) enter soil and water from sources like personal care products and degrading plastic waste, and survey the wide range of detection methods — including microscopy, spectroscopy, and machine learning — while identifying the lack of standardized testing as a major remaining challenge.

2025 OALib
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Analytical Techniques for the Detection and Characterization of Microplastics: an Overview

This overview reviews state-of-the-art analytical methods for identifying and characterizing microplastics, covering spectroscopic and microscopic approaches and their strengths and limitations for detecting plastic particles across environmental compartments including water, soil, and biological samples.

2025 KDU Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies
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Microplastics: Environmental Occurrence and Analytical Challenges

This comprehensive literature review examines how microplastics — plastic particles between 1 micrometer and 5 mm — enter and move through ecosystems, and what analytical methods are used to detect them. Despite being found throughout the world, the environmental consequences and toxic effects of microplastics on living organisms are still not fully understood.

2022 Figshare 9 citations
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Methods for Micro‐ and Nanoplastics Analysis

This review examines analytical methods for detecting, identifying, and quantifying micro- and nanoplastics across terrestrial, aquatic, and atmospheric environments, evaluating identification and quantification techniques as prerequisites for effective remediation of these pervasive contaminants.

2024 1 citations
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Challenges and Recent Analytical Advances in Micro/Nanoplastic Detection

This review covers the challenges scientists face in detecting and measuring micro- and nanoplastics in the environment, especially for particles smaller than one micrometer. Current analytical methods have significant limitations for identifying nanoplastics due to their extremely small size and diverse chemical compositions. Improving detection technology is essential for accurately assessing how much microplastic contamination exists in water, food, and human tissues.

2024 Analytical Chemistry 41 citations
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Chemical Analysis of Microplastics and Nanoplastics: Challenges, Advanced Methods, and Perspectives

This review covers the latest laboratory methods for detecting and measuring microplastics and nanoplastics in environmental samples like water, food, and air. Identifying these tiny particles is extremely challenging because they vary enormously in size, shape, and plastic type, and concentrations can differ by billions of times between samples. Better standardized detection methods are essential for accurately understanding how much microplastic humans are actually exposed to.

2021 Chemical Reviews 927 citations
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Sampling and Sample Preparation Techniques for Micro- and Nanoplastics

Scientists don't have a standard way to find and measure tiny plastic particles (microplastics) in our environment, making it hard to compare research results. This review paper examines different methods researchers use to detect these plastic particles in air, water, soil, food, and living things. Having better, consistent testing methods is important because microplastics are found throughout our environment and food chain, but we can't properly track their health effects without reliable measurement techniques.

2026
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Separation, characterization and identification of microplastics and nanoplastics in the environment

This review evaluates the various analytical techniques used to separate, characterize, and identify microplastics and nanoplastics in environmental samples. Researchers compared the strengths and weaknesses of different methods including spectroscopy, microscopy, and thermal analysis approaches. The study highlights the need for standardized procedures and emerging detection tools to improve our understanding of microplastic contamination and its ecological impacts.

2020 The Science of The Total Environment 331 citations
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Micro/nano-plastics occurrence, identification, risk analysis and mitigation: challenges and perspectives

This review provides a comprehensive overview of micro- and nanoplastic pollution, covering their sources, occurrence in different environments, identification methods, and potential risks to ecosystems and human health. Researchers examined current analytical techniques and found significant gaps in the ability to detect and quantify the smallest plastic particles. The study outlines mitigation strategies including improved waste management, advanced filtration, and biodegradable alternatives.

2022 Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology 233 citations
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Current Advances in Evaluation of Microplastics in Environmental Toxicology

This review paper summarizes existing research on microplastics—tiny pieces of plastic smaller than 5 millimeters that are now found everywhere in our environment. These microscopic plastic particles are becoming a major pollution problem because they can harm wildlife and potentially threaten human health as they spread through land and water systems. Understanding how to detect and study these particles is important because they may be entering our food and water supply.

2026
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Analytical methods for microplastics in the environment: a review

Researchers reviewed classical and advanced analytical methods for detecting microplastics in the environment. The methods covered include visual analysis, electron microscopy, infrared and Raman spectroscopy, thermal analysis, mass spectrometry, and flow cytometry, providing a comprehensive overview of available tools for microplastic identification and quantification.

2022 Environmental Chemistry Letters 276 citations
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The Emerging of Microplastic and Nanoplastic as Pollutants and their Characterization and Analysis

This review presents an integrated approach to sampling, sample preparation, and analytical methods for detecting microplastics and nanoplastics in solid and aqueous environmental samples, discussing current challenges and emerging methodologies for more accurate characterization.

2023 Brazilian Journal of Analytical Chemistry 3 citations