Discrimination of Microplastics and Phytoplankton Using Impedance Cytometry.

ABSTRACT: Both microplastics and phytoplankton are found together in the ocean as suspended microparticles. There is a need for deployable technologies that can identify, size, and count these particles at high throughput to monitor plankton community structure and microplastic pollution levels. In situ analysis is particularly desirable as it avoids the problems associated with sample storage, processing, and degradation. Current technologies for phytoplankton and microplastic analysis are limited in their capability by specificity, throughput, or lack of deployability. Little attention has been paid to the smallest size fraction of microplastics and phytoplankton below 10 μm in diameter, which are in high abundance. Impedance cytometry is a technique that uses microfluidic chips with integrated mi

SUBMITTER: Butement JT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11519907 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature