Micro- and Nanoplastics in the Atmosphere: Methodology for Microplastics Size-Fractionation Sampling

oleh: Yuliya Logvina, Isabel M. Matas, Helena Ribeiro, Luís Pinto da Silva, Pedro Rodrigues, João Leitão, Joaquim Esteves da Silva

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: MDPI AG 2024-02-01

Deskripsi

Micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) are an important atmospheric aerosol constituent. However, there still needs to be a standard procedure for their sampling and size fractionation, which is an obstacle to the aggregation and critical analysis of results obtained by different research groups. This review focuses on the sampling and fractionation methodologies used for MNPs. Moreover, a streamlined, simplified methodology for sampling and fractionation is proposed.