Analytical methods for microplastics in the environment: a review

Z Huang, B Hu, H Wang - Environmental chemistry letters, 2023 - Springer
Microplastic pollution is a recently discovered threat to ecosystems requiring the
development of new analytical methods. Here, we review classical and advanced methods …

Identification methods in microplastic analysis: a review

WJ Shim, SH Hong, SE Eo - Analytical methods, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Microplastics have become a major global environmental issue in recent decades due to
their ubiquity in the oceans, bioavailability and ability to carry toxic chemicals. Analysis of …

Identification and quantification of microplastics using Nile Red staining

WJ Shim, YK Song, SH Hong, M Jang - Marine pollution bulletin, 2016 - Elsevier
We investigated the applicability of Nile Red (NR), a fluorescent dye, for microplastic
analysis, and determined the optimal staining conditions. Five mg/L NR solution in n-hexane …

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

J Lee, KJ Chae - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
With microplastics (MPs) being detected in aquatic environments, numerous studies
revealed that they caused severe environmental issues, including damage to ecosystems …

What have we known so far for fluorescence staining and quantification of microplastics: A tutorial review

S Liu, E Shang, J Liu, Y Wang, N Bolan… - … Science & Engineering, 2022 - Springer
Understanding the fate and toxicity of microplastics (MPs,< 5 mm plastic particles) is limited
by quantification methods. This paper summarizes the methods in use and presents new …

Microplastic pollution in table salt and sugar: Occurrence, qualification and quantification and risk assessment

P Makhdoumi, M Pirsaheb, AA Amin, S Kianpour… - Journal of Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) have recently been observed in many products and environmental
samples, ranging from drinking water to food products. In this study, the contamination of …

The potential of fluorescent dyes—comparative study of Nile red and three derivatives for the detection of microplastics

MT Sturm, H Horn, K Schuhen - Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2021 - Springer
During the last years, microplastics in the environment came to the fore in environmental
science research. For an appropriate risk assessment, it is essential to know the levels of …

Electronic excitations in solution: the interplay between state specific approaches and a time-dependent density functional theory description

CA Guido, D Jacquemin, C Adamo… - Journal of chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
We critically analyze the performances of continuum solvation models when coupled to time-
dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) to predict solvent effects on both absorption …

Development of an inexpensive and comparable microplastic detection method using fluorescent staining with novel nile red derivatives

MT Sturm, E Myers, D Schober, A Korzin, K Schuhen - Analytica, 2023 - mdpi.com
Fluorescent staining of microplastics as a detection method is consistently gaining
importance in microplastics research, as it is fast, easy to use, and requires low technical …

Comprehensive assessment of factors influencing Nile red staining: Eliciting solutions for efficient microplastics analysis

C Wang, L Jiang, R Liu, M He, X Cui, C Wang - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
Monitoring microplastics in the environment based on the Nile red staining protocol has
proven to be a newly emerged method in several instances. However, the methodology is …