A comparison of microscopic and spectroscopic identification methods for analysis of microplastics in environmental samples

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 202-209

  Song, Young Kyoung ^a,b   Hong, Sang Hee ^a,b   Jang, Mi ^a,b   Han, Gi Myung ^a   Rani, Manviri ^a   Lee, Jongmyoung ^c   Shim, Won Joon ^a,b  

^a Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

^b University of Science and Technology (UST)   (South Korea)

^c Korea Marine Litter Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

FT IR microscope; Identification; Microplastics; Stereomicroscope

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SURFACE WATERS;

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA REDS; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; IDENTIFICATION TECHNIQUES; IR MICROSCOPE; MICROPLASTICS; SEA SURFACE MICROLAYER; SPECTROSCOPIC IDENTIFICATION; STEREOMICROSCOPE;

SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

MICROPLASTIC; PLASTIC; POLYSTYRENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; SEA WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PLASTIC; POLLUTION MONITORING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PARTICLE SIZE; SAND; SEA POLLUTION; SEA SURFACE WATERS; SEASHORE; STEREOMICROSCOPY; SYNTHETIC FIBER; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PROCEDURES; WATER POLLUTANT;

ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PLASTICS; SEAWATER; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84926421438     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.01.015     Document Type: Article

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