Ana B. Silva, Ana S. Bastos, Celine I.L. Justino, João P. da Costa,
Armando C. Duarte, Teresa A.P. Rocha-Santos,

Microplastics in the environment: Challenges in analytical chemistry – A review,

Analytica Chimica Acta,
Volume 1017,
2018,
Pages 1-19,
ISSN 0003-2670,

Abstract:

Microplastics can be present in the environment as
manufactured microplastics (known as primary microplastics) or resulting
from the continuous weathering of plastic litter, which yields
progressively smaller plastic fragments (known as secondary
microplastics). Herein, we discuss the numerous issues associated with
the analysis of microplastics, and to a less extent of nanoplastics, in
environmental samples (water, sediments, and biological tissues), from
their sampling and sample handling to their identification and
quantification. The analytical quality control and quality assurance
associated with the validation of analytical methods and use of
reference materials for the quantification of microplastics are also
discussed, as well as the current challenges within this field of
research and possible routes to overcome such limitations.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1LgCH1YDMzaEyBxF0X9qB6cYa22FrGarh
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2018.02.043.(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003267018302587)