book chapterJan 1, 2015GOLD OA

Methodology Used for the Detection and Identification of Microplastics—A Critical Appraisal

MGMartin G. J. LöderGGGunnar Gerdts

University of Bayreuth · Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung

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Abstract

Microplastics in aquatic ecosystems and especially in the marine environment represent a pollution of increasing scientific and societal concern, thus, recently a substantial number of studies on microplastics were published. Although first steps towards a standardization of methodologies used for the detection and identification of microplastics in environmental samples are made, the comparability of data on microplastics is currently hampered by a huge variety of different methodologies, which result in the generation of data of extremely different quality and resolution. This chapter reviews the methodology presently used for assessing the concentration of microplastics in the marine environment with a…

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  • Microplastics
  • Environmental science
  • Identification (biology)
  • Biochemical engineering
  • Environmental chemistry
  • Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Ecology
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Life below water
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