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Detecting Microplastics in Soil and Sediment in an Undergraduate Environmental Chemistry Laboratory Experiment That Promotes Skill Building and Encourages Environmental Awareness

Researchers developed an undergraduate environmental chemistry laboratory experiment for detecting microplastics in soil and sediment using research-based methods, demonstrating that the exercise effectively builds analytical skills while increasing students' awareness of microplastic pollution and its environmental prevalence.

2018 Journal of Chemical Education 28 citations
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Contaminants Adsorption on Microplastics as a Final Degree Project

This conference paper describes a student project on measuring contaminant adsorption onto microplastics as a final degree exercise, introducing students to analytical chemistry methods for studying microplastic-pollutant interactions. Hands-on education about microplastics helps train the next generation of researchers to address this global environmental challenge.

2023 ICERI proceedings
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Emerging technologies for assessing the occurrence, fate, effects, and remediation of plastics in the environment

Researchers reviewed emerging technologies for detecting, tracking, and remediating plastic pollution across environmental compartments, covering advanced spectroscopic and chromatographic tools alongside novel remediation strategies.

2025 Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
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Detection and Extraction Techniques for Microplastics

This review covered detection and extraction techniques for microplastics across environmental matrices, evaluating spectroscopic, microscopic, and chromatographic methods. It assessed the strengths and limitations of each technique and identified where further method development is needed.

2024 Microplastics
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The current role of chromatography in microplastic research: Plastics chemical characterization and sorption of contaminants

This review examined the role of chromatography in microplastic research and found it to be essential for chemical characterization of plastic polymers and for studying the sorption of contaminants — including persistent organic pollutants and heavy metals — onto microplastic surfaces.

2021 Journal of Chromatography Open 34 citations
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The power of a multi-technique approach for the reliable quantification of microplastics in water

Researchers applied a multi-technique analytical approach combining several spectroscopic and microscopic methods to improve the reliability of microplastic quantification in environmental samples. The combined approach reduced false positives and improved polymer identification accuracy compared to any single method used alone.

2024 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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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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Spectroscopy of Marine Microplastic – qualitative and quantitative approach, interface characterization, selected case studies and main challenges

Researchers presented spectroscopic characterization of marine microplastics from polar regions, Mediterranean sites, and food web transfer experiments, demonstrating the versatility of spectroscopic tools across diverse research questions. The multi-study approach highlighted how spectroscopy can link environmental detection, species exposure, and ecotoxicity data.

2024 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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Simultaneous Trace Identification and Quantification of Common Types of Microplastics in Environmental Samples by Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry

Researchers developed a method for simultaneous trace identification and quantification of common microplastic types in environmental samples, improving detection efficiency and enabling more accurate monitoring of multiple plastic polymers at once.

2017 Environmental Science & Technology 589 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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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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Advanced analytical techniques for microplastics in the environment: a review

Researchers reviewed the most advanced laboratory tools for detecting and identifying microplastics in environmental samples — including infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and pyrolysis gas chromatography — summarizing the strengths and weaknesses of each technique to help researchers choose the right method for accurate microplastic analysis.

2023 Bulletin of the National Research Centre/Bulletin of the National Research Center 56 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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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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A comparison of microscopic and spectroscopic identification methods for analysis of microplastics in environmental samples

Researchers compared microscopic and spectroscopic methods for analyzing microplastics in environmental samples, evaluating accuracy and efficiency and finding that spectroscopic confirmation substantially reduces misidentification errors.

2015 Marine Pollution Bulletin 820 citations
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Microplastics in the environment: Sampling, pretreatment, analysis and occurrence based on current and newly-exploited chromatographic approaches

This review comprehensively examined sampling, pretreatment, and chromatographic analysis methods for microplastics in environmental matrices, evaluating conventional and newly developed approaches and identifying liquid chromatography and pyrolysis-GC/MS as the most promising platforms for chemical characterization of complex microplastic mixtures.

2021 The Science of The Total Environment 70 citations
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Chromatografische Verfahren zur Charakterisierung von Mikroplastik im Boden

This study reviewed chromatographic methods for characterizing microplastics in soil, assessing their suitability for identifying and quantifying the diverse polymer types accumulating in terrestrial environments due to decades of widespread plastic use.

2023
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Unveiling Hidden Pollutants: An Environmental Forensics Approach to Water Contamination

Researchers reviewed environmental forensics approaches for detecting hidden water pollutants, including microplastics and nanoplastics. The study evaluates advanced analytical techniques such as chromatography and spectroscopy for their ability to identify and trace the sources of emerging contaminants in water systems with specificity and accuracy.

2026 Forensic Sciences
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Revealing FutureAquatic Environmental Challenges:Preservice Chemistry Teachers’ Study on Adsorption of EndocrineDisruptors on Microplastics

Researchers implemented an inquiry-based laboratory module for preservice chemistry teachers to investigate the adsorption of endocrine-disrupting pharmaceuticals onto microplastic particles, exploring the dual contamination risks of microplastics and pharmaceuticals that co-persist in aquatic ecosystems beyond the removal capacity of conventional wastewater treatment.

2025 Figshare
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Microplastics in the environment: Challenges in analytical chemistry - A review

This review examined the analytical chemistry challenges of detecting and characterizing microplastics in environmental samples, highlighting ongoing issues with standardization, method sensitivity, and comparability across studies.

2018 Analytica Chimica Acta 807 citations
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Design and Development of an Advanced Sensor Prototype for the Detection of Microplastics

Researchers designed and developed an advanced sensor prototype for detecting microplastics in water, combining spectroscopic and signal processing technologies into a portable device. The prototype demonstrated accurate microplastic identification across multiple polymer types in field conditions.

2024 Preprints.org
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Revealing FutureAquatic Environmental Challenges:Preservice Chemistry Teachers’ Study on Adsorption of EndocrineDisruptors on Microplastics

Researchers implemented an inquiry-based laboratory module for preservice chemistry teachers to investigate the adsorption of endocrine-disrupting pharmaceuticals onto microplastic particles, exploring the dual contamination risks of microplastics and pharmaceuticals that co-persist in aquatic ecosystems beyond the removal capacity of conventional wastewater treatment.

2025 Figshare
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Revealing FutureAquatic Environmental Challenges:Preservice Chemistry Teachers’ Study on Adsorption of EndocrineDisruptors on Microplastics

Researchers implemented an inquiry-based laboratory module for preservice chemistry teachers to investigate the adsorption of endocrine-disrupting pharmaceuticals onto microplastic particles, exploring the dual contamination risks of microplastics and pharmaceuticals that co-persist in aquatic ecosystems beyond the removal capacity of conventional wastewater treatment.

2025 Figshare
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Revealing FutureAquatic Environmental Challenges:Preservice Chemistry Teachers’ Study on Adsorption of EndocrineDisruptors on Microplastics

Researchers implemented an inquiry-based laboratory module for preservice chemistry teachers to investigate the adsorption of endocrine-disrupting pharmaceuticals onto microplastic particles, exploring the dual contamination risks of microplastics and pharmaceuticals that co-persist in aquatic ecosystems beyond the removal capacity of conventional wastewater treatment.

2025 Figshare