New techniques for the detection of microplastics in sediments and field collected organisms

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 70, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 227-233

  Claessens, Michiel ^a,b   Van Cauwenberghe, Lisbeth ^a   Vandegehuchte, Michiel B ^a   Janssen, Colin R ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Europ Cncl DuPont/Protein T   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Extraction techniques; Microplastics; Mytilus edulis; Sediments; Tissue

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DIGESTION; DENSITY SEPARATION; EXTRACTION EFFICIENCIES; EXTRACTION TECHNIQUES; INVERTEBRATE TISSUES; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROPLASTICS; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EFFICIENCY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; TISSUE;

EXTRACTION;

MICROPLASTIC; MICROSPHERE; PLASTIC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DIGESTION; EXTRACTION METHOD; MARINE SEDIMENT; MOLLUSC; PLASTIC; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL DIGESTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; ELUTRIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; EXTRACTION; FIBER; INVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PLASTICS; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 84877838886     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.03.009     Document Type: Article

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