Identification and Characterization Methods for Microplastics Basing on Spatial Imaging in Micro-/Nanoscales
Microplastic pollution is a global problem in recent decades due to their ubiquity in the oceans, sediment, soil, or wastewater. The bioavailability and adsorbability for toxic chemicals of MPs have detrimental effects upon living organisms. This work att
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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) Spectroscopy 3 Raman Spectroscopy 4 Hyperspectral Imaging (HSI) 5 Electron Microscope (EM) 6 Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM) 7 Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) 8 Conclusion and Prospect References
W. Li State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, China Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Bioremediation, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Science, Urumqi, China Y. Luo Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai, China e-mail: [email protected] X. Pan (*) State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, China Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Bioremediation, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Science, Urumqi, China Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China e-mail: [email protected] Defu He and Yongming Luo (eds.), Microplastics in Terrestrial Environments - Emerging Contaminants and Major Challenges, Hdb Env Chem, DOI 10.1007/698_2020_446, © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
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Abstract Microplastic pollution is a global problem in recent decades due to their ubiquity in the oceans, sediment, soil, or wastewater. The bioavailability and adsorbability for toxic chemicals of MPs have detrimental effects upon living organisms. This work attempts to provide a critical overview on modern instrumentation and promising techniques for identifying and visualizing micro- or nanoplastics. Fourier transform infrared spectrum (FT-IR) and Raman spectroscopies combined with microscopies, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), hyperspectral imaging (HSI), and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) were widely used in the identification and visualization of microplastics in organisms and environments. The advantages and limitations of each identification and characterization method were indicated for MP analysis basing on spatial imaging in micro-/nanoscales. In addition, some novel methods may possibly be applied to micro-/nanoplastics identification, such as atomic force microscope (AFM), which may be used to identify and characterize the surface morphology, chemical composition, thermal and mechanical properties of MPs at the nanoscale. However, there is a need to improve and develop new methods to reduce the identification time and effort for sub- or nanomicron plastics and obtain more useful physical and chemical information in environmental MPs. Keywords Characterization, Identification, Microplastics, Spatial imaging
1 Introduction Microplastic pollution is a topic of increasing concern to the society [1], which has emerged as a global contaminant of serious c
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