Protocol for microplastic pollution monitoring in freshwater ecosystems: Towards a high-throughput sample processing - MICROPLASTREAM.

ABSTRACT: Robust and reproducible quantification of microplastic pollution in freshwater ecosystems requires the processing of a large amount of samples collected in varying environmental conditions. Such samples are characterized by a high amount of organic matter compared to microplastics and are highly variable in terms of the quantity and the composition of matrices, requiring a standardized analytical protocol for sample treatment and analysis. However, two important and time-consuming steps for microplastic recovery are the elimination of organic matter and microscopic inspection of samples. Here, we developed and validated a protocol, targeting particles with length ranging from 700 µm to 5 mm, that includes a double-step digestion of organic matter, consisting of incubation with potassium hy

SUBMITTER: de Carvalho AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8374496 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature