Microplastics (MPs) have become the talk of the century globally and hence taken the center
stage of major research works especially in the environmental sector. In this study, the …

The rising prevalence of microplastics (MPs) in various ecosystems has increased the
demand for advanced detection and mitigation strategies. This review examines the …

We investigated microplastic (MP) contamination in 16 commonly-consumed protein
products (seafoods, terrestrial meats, and plant-based proteins) purchased in the United …

Quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) techniques are critical to analytical chemistry,
and thus the analysis of microplastics. Procedural blanks are a key component of QA/QC for …

Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and Raman microspectroscopy are methods applied in
microplastics research to determine the chemical identity of microplastics. These techniques …

Reference materials (RMs) are vital tools in the validation of methods used to detect
environmental pollutants. Microplastics, a relatively new environmental pollutant, require a …

Reports of plastics, at higher levels than previously thought, in the water that we drink and
the air that we breathe, are generating considerable interest and concern. Plastics have …

Over the past decade, plastic pollution has been documented throughout the Laurentian
Great Lakes basin. Here, we demonstrate the application of published ecological risk …

Previous studies have evaluated method performance for quantifying and characterizing
microplastics in clean water, but little is known about the efficacy of procedures used to …

Plastics are now ubiquitous in the environment and have been studied in wildlife and in
ecosystems for more than 50 years. Measurement of size, shape and colour data for …