An optimized procedure for extraction and identification of microplastics in marine sediment

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Microplastics (MPs) in sediment environments have been widely reported. As the number of samples increases, establishing a reliable and effective method becomes increasingly urgent for the rapid extraction and identification of MPs in sediments. Herein, we proposed a system with continuous density flotation of NaBr-ZnCl2 (mixture of NaBr and ZnCl2) solution for extracting MPs in a sediment sample, combined with micro-Fourier transform infrared (μ-FT-IR) imaging scanning for identification of MPs. The recoveries of MPs were estimated for four different sizes, shapes, and ten different types of polymers. The results indicated NaBr-ZnCl2 solution showed a high recovery rate from 88.33% to 100.00% for extracting these different MPs. The μ-FT-IR imaging scanning allows for the detection of plastic down to the size of 6.25 μm in filed samples, and merely takes about 3 min, which was validated by testing of sediments from Jiaozhou Bay, China and its adjacent estuaries.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:165

Enthalten in:

Marine pollution bulletin - 165(2021) vom: 15. Apr., Seite 112130

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liu, Yandong [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Fenglei [VerfasserIn]
Li, Zhaozhao [VerfasserIn]
Ding, Huiping [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Dahai [VerfasserIn]
Feng, Lijuan [VerfasserIn]
Li, Xianguo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

μ-FT-IR imaging scanning
Extraction
Jiaozhou Bay
Journal Article
Microplastics
Plastics
Sediment
Water Pollutants, Chemical

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Date Completed 06.04.2021

Date Revised 06.04.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112130

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM321420640