Micro- and Nanoplastic Analysis in Soils

Bigalke, Moritz; Filella, Montserrat; Fischer, Daniela; Muntwyler, Anna; Scheurer, Michael E.; Watts, Benjamin

doi:10.2533/chimia.2018.901

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“… Water 6.6 ± 1.3 particles/l > 63 μm [ 69 ] Qualitative method: ATR-FTIR, dissecting microscope Quantitative method: FTIR Winyah Bay, USA. Water 30.8 ± 12.1 particles/l > 63 μm [ 69 ] Qualitative method: ATR-FTIR, dissecting microscope Quantitative method: FTIR Spanish table salt Salt 50–280 MPs/kg salt 30 μm to 3.5 mm [ 70 ] Qualitative method: stereo microscopy, FTIR Quantitative method: FTIR Table salts for sale, China Sea salts, lake salts, and rock/well salts 550–681 particles/kg (sea salts), 43–364 particles/kg (lake salts), and 7–204 particles/kg (rock/well salts) < 200 μm [ 71 ] Qualitative method: Carl Zeiss Discovery V8 stereomicroscope, micro-FTIR Quantitative Method: microscopic observation, micro-FTIR The Fram Strait, the Barents Sea slope and the Central Arctic Sea ice 11.7 ± 7.6 N/m 3 < 50 μm [ 72 ] Qualitative method: a Hyperion 3000 microscope (Bruker Optics) attached to a Tensor 27 (Bruker Optics) spectrometer, imaging FTIR Quantitative method: focal plane array (FPA) FTIR microscopy and image analysis Southeastern National Park Service (NPS) units, USA Sand 43 to 443 pieces/kg sand ~20 μm in width and varied highly (0.1 to 11 cm) in length [ 73 ] Qualitative method: FTIR Quantitative method: microplastic quantification (AM3011 digital microscope) Switzerland Soil Not mentioned 1–5 mm [ 74 ] Qualitative method: ATR-FTIR Quantitative method: precisely measuring the size of the single particles and calculating their weight using an empirical relationship between particle size and weight The cen...…”

Section: Mnps In the Environmentmentioning

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“…Recently, the scanning transmission X-ray microscope (STXM) was used to analyze NPs in soils at a resolution of about 30 nm. However, this experiment only introduced the usability of this method, and the specific results were not given [ 74 ]. Additionally, other studies have shown that MNPs can be detected by optical measurement, which provides a basis for later detection methods [ 76 , 77 ].…”

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Health impacts of environmental contamination of micro- and nanoplastics: a review

Jiang

Kauffman

et al. 2020

Environ Health Prev Med

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Plastics are extensively used in our daily life. However, a significant amount of plastic waste is discharged to the environment directly or via improper reuse or recycling. Degradation of plastic waste generates micro-or nanosized plastic particles that are defined as micro-or nanoplastics (MNPs). Microplastics (MPs) are plastic particles with a diameter less than 5 mm, while nanoplastics (NPs) range in diameter from 1 to 100 or 1000 nm. In the current review, we first briefly summarized the environmental contamination of MNPs and then discussed their health impacts based on existing MNP research. Our review indicates that MNPs can be detected in both marine and terrestrial ecosystems worldwide and be ingested and accumulated by animals along the food chain. Evidence has suggested the harmful health impacts of MNPs on marine and freshwater animals. Recent studies found MPs in human stool samples, suggesting that humans are exposed to MPs through food and/or drinking water. However, the effect of MNPs on human health is scarcely researched. In addition to the MNPs themselves, these tiny plastic particles can release plastic additives and/or adsorb other environmental chemicals, many of which have been shown to exhibit endocrine disrupting and other toxic effects. In summary, we conclude that more studies are necessary to provide a comprehensive understanding of MNP pollution hazards and also provide a basis for the subsequent pollution management and control.

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Section: Mnps In the Environmentmentioning

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Section: Mnps In the Environmentmentioning

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Health impacts of environmental contamination of micro- and nanoplastics: a review

Jiang

Kauffman

et al. 2020

Environ Health Prev Med

222

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“…1. assessment of sampling in different matrices (air, waters and leachates, soils and sands, marine organisms, food) to avoid/limit sample contamination during sampling, storage, extraction and detection 57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72 ; 2. definition of reference standard MPs; 3. definition of protocols for dispersion or homogenisation of the microplastics onto the test media 68 ; 4. detection, identification of the chemical components, classification 73,74,75,76,77,78,79,49,68,56,48,80,50,81,52 ;…”

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Results of VAMAS Survey Regarding Microplastic Issues

Federici

Rani

Depero

2021

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Trillions of tiny particles generated by our plastic-reliant society are polluting environments worldwide. An explosion of research has been devoted in the last years to detect, identify and quantify the microplastics, hidden not only in the oceans but also in the world’s rivers, lakes, air, soil as well as food and organisms. Thus, we urgently need reliable standards to support the decision-maker to handle many issues related to this question. In this paper, the results of a VAMAS survey that involved 390 experts are presented and discussed. The inter-laboratory studies urgently needed in the next future are proposed.

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Section: Inter-laboratory Activitiesmentioning

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Results of VAMAS Survey Regarding Microplastic Issues

Federici

Rani

Depero

2021

Preprint

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Trillions of tiny particles generated by our plastic-reliant society are polluting environments worldwide. An explosion of research has been devoted in the last years to detect, identify and quantify the microplastics, hidden not only in the oceans but also in the world's rivers, lakes, air, soil as well as food and organisms. Thus, we urgently need reliable standards to support the decision-maker to handle many issues related to this question. In this paper, the results of a VAMAS survey that involved 390 experts are presented and discussed. The inter-laboratory studies urgently needed in the next future are proposed.

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Micro- and Nanoplastic Analysis in Soils

Cited by 8 publications

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Health impacts of environmental contamination of micro- and nanoplastics: a review

Health impacts of environmental contamination of micro- and nanoplastics: a review

Results of VAMAS Survey Regarding Microplastic Issues

Results of VAMAS Survey Regarding Microplastic Issues

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