Research progress on the analysis of microplastics in the environment

WANG Kun; LIN Kunde; YUAN Dongxing

doi:10.7524/j.issn.0254-6108.2017.01.2016051704

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WANG Kun, LIN Kunde, YUAN Dongxing. Research progress on the analysis of microplastics in the environment[J]. Environmental Chemistry, 2017, 36(1): 27-36. doi: 10.7524/j.issn.0254-6108.2017.01.2016051704

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WANG Kun, LIN Kunde, YUAN Dongxing. Research progress on the analysis of microplastics in the environment[J]. Environmental Chemistry, 2017, 36(1): 27-36. doi: 10.7524/j.issn.0254-6108.2017.01.2016051704

Research progress on the analysis of microplastics in the environment

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Center for Marine Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China

Received Date: 17/05/2016
Available Online: 15/01/2017

Fund Project: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21277124, 21477115).

Abstract

Microplastics are general description for plastics with sizes ranging from 0.2 mm to 5.0 mm. Microplastics can drift with ocean currents and it's hard to trace their sources. Recently, microplastics have become a class of emerging pollutants in the global ocean and costal environment. To investigate their transport, transformation, fate and ecotoxicological effects, it is necessary and imperative to establish accurate and efficient methods to analyze microplastics in the environment. In this review, we systematically summarized the sampling, preparation, qualitative and quantitative methods in the analysis of microplastics in environmental samples. The pros and cons of each method were compared. Based on the current research status, further research needs are also proposed.
- microplastics,
- emerging environmental pollutants,
- environmental analysis,
- persistent toxic substances,
- ocean pollution

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