Young Kyoung Song, Sang Hee Hong, Mi Jang, Gi Myung Han, Manviri Rani,
\nJongmyoung Lee, Won Joon Shim, A comparison of microscopic and
\nspectroscopic identification methods for analysis of microplastics in
\nenvironmental samples, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Available online 11
\nFebruary 2015, ISSN 0025-326X,
\nhttp:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.marpolbul.2015.01.015.
\n(http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0025326X15000314)
\nAbstract: The analysis of microplastics in various environmental samples
\nrequires the identification of microplastics from natural materials. The
\nidentification technique lacks a standardized protocol. Herein,
\nstereomicroscope and Fourier transform infrared spectroscope (FT-IR)
\nidentification methods for microplastics (<1 mm) were compared using the\nsame samples from the sea surface microlayer (SML) and beach sand.\nFragmented microplastics were significantly (p < 0.05) underestimated\nand fiber was significantly overestimated using the stereomicroscope\nboth in the SML and beach samples. The total abundance by FT-IR was\nhigher than by microscope both in the SML and beach samples, but they\nwere not significantly (p > 0.05) different. Depending on the number of
\nsamples and the microplastic size range of interest, the appropriate
\nidentification method should be determined; selecting a suitable
\nidentification method for microplastics is crucial for evaluating
\nmicroplastic pollution.
\nKeywords: Microplastics; Identification; Stereomicroscope; FT-IR microscope<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Young Kyoung Song, Sang Hee Hong, Mi Jang, Gi Myung Han, Manviri Rani, Jongmyoung Lee, Won Joon Shim, A comparison of microscopic and spectroscopic identification methods for analysis of microplastics in environmental samples, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Available online 11 February 2015, ISSN 0025-326X, http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.marpolbul.2015.01.015. (http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0025326X15000314) Abstract: The analysis of microplastics in various environmental samples requires the identification of microplastics from natural materials. The identification technique lacks a standardized protocol. Herein, stereomicroscope and Fourier transform infrared spectroscope (FT-IR) identification methods for microplastics ( 0.05) different. Depending on the number of samples and the microplastic size range of interest, the appropriate identification method should be determined; selecting a suitable identification method for microplastics is crucial for evaluating microplastic pollution. Keywords: Microplastics; Identification; Stereomicroscope; FT-IR microscope<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3476,3423],"tags":[1445],"yoast_head":"\n