Previous successes and untapped potential of pyrolysis-GC/MS for the analysis of plastic pollution.

ABSTRACT: There is growing concern from scientists, policy makers, and the public about the contamination of natural and indoor environments with plastics, particularly micro/nanoplastics. Typically, characterizing microplastics in environmental samples requires extensive sample processing to isolate particles, followed by spectroscopic methodologies to identify particle polymer composition. Spectroscopic techniques are limited in their ability to provide polymer mass or advanced chemical composition (e.g., chemical additive content), which are important for toxicological assessments. To achieve mass fraction quantification and chemical characterization of plastics in environmental samples, many researchers have turned to thermoanalytical spectrometric approaches, particularly pyrolysis-gas chromato

SUBMITTER: Seeley ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10330118 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature