Contributions of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in microplastic pollution research: A review

S Veerasingam, M Ranjani… - Critical Reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy has been extensively used in microplastic
(MP) pollution research since 2004. The aim of this review is to discuss and highlight the …

The micro-, submicron-, and nanoplastic hunt: A review of detection methods for plastic particles

J Caldwell, P Taladriz-Blanco, R Lehner, A Lubskyy… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastic particle pollution has been shown to be almost completely ubiquitous within our
surrounding environment. This ubiquity in combination with a variety of unique properties …

Comparison of pyrolysis gas chromatography/mass spectrometry and hyperspectral FTIR imaging spectroscopy for the analysis of microplastics

S Primpke, M Fischer, C Lorenz, G Gerdts… - Analytical and …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Analysis of microplastics (MP) in environmental samples is an emerging field, which
is performed with various methods and instruments based either on spectroscopy or …

Microplastics in food: a review on analytical methods and challenges

JH Kwon, JW Kim, TD Pham, A Tarafdar… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Human exposure to microplastics contained in food has become a significant concern owing
to the increasing accumulation of microplastics in the environment. In this paper, we …

Identification and quantification of microplastics using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy: current status and future prospects

Y Chen, D Wen, J Pei, Y Fei, D Ouyang… - Current Opinion in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy is the most popular approach currently using
for identification and quantification of microplastics (MPs). Recent advancements in micro …

Microplastics in soils: an environmental geotechnics perspective

BC O'Kelly, A El-Zein, X Liu, A Patel… - Environmental …, 2021 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Microplastics (MPs) are emerging persistent contaminants in the terrestrial subsurface, and
evidence has emerged for significant effects of MPs on the biological and ecosystem …

Nanoplastic detection with surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy: present and future

NK Mogha, D Shin - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite the growing interest in nanoplastics (NPs), detection techniques are very limited. In
microplastics (MP) analysis, vibrational spectroscopy such as FTIR (size limit 20 μm) and …

[HTML][HTML] A microplastic size classification scheme aligned with universal plankton survey methods

JR Bermúdez, PW Swarzenski - MethodsX, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MP) are a pollutant that can be found in all marine ecosystems. Currently one
of the most used forms to classify them is through their size. However, the current size …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid analytical method for characterization and quantification of microplastics in tap water using a Fourier-transform infrared microscope

A Mukotaka, T Kataoka, Y Nihei - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Studies have recently focused on microplastics (MPs) in tap and drinking water. Directly
comparing the results of different studies is difficult owing to the use of various …

Monitoring of microplastic pollution in the Arctic: recent developments in polymer identification, quality assurance and control, and data reporting

S Primpke, AM Booth, G Gerdts, A Gomiero… - Arctic …, 2022 - cdnsciencepub.com
The pollution of the environment with plastics is of growing concern worldwide, including the
Arctic region. While larger plastic pieces are a visible pollution issue, smaller microplastics …