Extending the Linear Dynamic Range of Single Particle ICP-MS for the Quantification of Microplastics.

ABSTRACT: In response to the growing concern of microplastics (1 μm to 5 mm) accumulation affecting human health, the development of analytical methods continues to be critical for the detection and characterization of microplastic particles. In this context, pursuing exceptional particle detection capability down to practical low levels and rapid analyses with high sample throughput makes single particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (spICP-MS) very attractive for microplastics analysis. Existing spICP-MS-based studies have routinely shown limitations in the accurate sizing and quantification of particle number concentration through targeting carbon content, with reported size limits of detection in the range of 0.62 to 1.8 μm and a substantial reduction in the transport of particles

SUBMITTER: Caceres GC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12444753 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature