Extraction, characterisation and remediation of microplastics from organic solid matrices

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43210%2F24%3A43921351" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43210/24:43921351 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1680/jenge.21.00072" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1680/jenge.21.00072</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jenge.21.00072" target="_blank" >10.1680/jenge.21.00072</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Extraction, characterisation and remediation of microplastics from organic solid matrices

Original language description

Plastics have become an essential commodity due to their superior engineering properties, durability and low cost to be used by a wide range of commercial products. However, the degradation of plastics due to mechanical, chemical, biological, and photolytic stresses has led to the formation of microplastics (MPs). MPs have risen to the top of environmental concerns due to their affinity to pollute the environment, and to pass to the food chain, threatening human health. In this context, attempts have been made to extract and characterize MPs from aqueous and solid matrices. A problem that not only hampers research but also regulatory decisions is the variety of methods used for the extraction and characterization of MPs, especially in organic solid matrices (OSMs) with organic (OM) &gt; 5%, making the comparison of results difficult. This paper aims to address this need, by critically assessing the methodologies and protocols used for extraction of MPs from OSMs, which includes sample collection, dispersion, OM removal, and separation, as well as the qualitative and quantitative characterization of MPs. Further, current impediments in the accurate characterization of MPs are identified along with recommendations for future developments. Finally, recent efforts by various countries to legislate against certain sources of MPs, as well as issues and novel techniques to remediate MPs from the soil, and wastewater have been highlighted.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

20701 - Environmental and geological engineering, geotechnics

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Environmental Geotechnics

ISSN

2051-803X

e-ISSN

2051-803X

Volume of the periodical

11

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

34

Pages from-to

259-292

UT code for WoS article

000800864600001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85123380322