An Environmentally Friendly Method for the Identification of Microplastics Using Density Analysis

被引：7
作者：
Barnett, Symiah [1 ]
Evans, Robert [2 ]
Quintana, Belen [3 ]
Miliou, Anastasia [3 ]
Pietroluongo, Guido [3 ]
机构：
[1] Aston Univ, Coll Engn & Phys Sci, Chem Engn & Appl Chem, Birmingham, W Midlands, England
[2] Aston Univ, Sch Engn & Appl Sci, Aston Inst Mat Res, Birmingham, W Midlands, England
[3] Archipelagos Inst Marine Conservat, Pythagorio, Samos, Greece
来源：
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY | 2021年 / 40卷 / 12期
关键词：
Density analysis; Microplastics; Emerging pollutants; Marine plastics; Identification; Environmentally friendly; CHEMICALS; TRANSPORT;
D O I：
10.1002/etc.5164
中图分类号：
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号：
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要：
Current methodologies for microplastic polymer identification such as Fourier-transform infrared and differential scanning calorimetry are neither cost-efficient nor practical in fieldwork. Density analysis is an inexpensive and readily transportable alternative method. However, current density analysis methods use many different hazardous solutions to carry out separation and identification of plastics. We demonstrate the use of water, sucrose, and ethanol solutions for the density analysis of microplastics. The method developed was able to successfully distinguish between and identify 8 polymers commonly found in microplastic pollution. Environ Toxicol Chem 2021;00:1-7. (c) 2021 SETAC
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页码：3299 / 3305
页数：7
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