A Practical Overview of Methodologies for Sampling and Analysis of Microplastics in Riverine Environments

Microplastics in seawater: sampling strategies, laboratory methodologies, and identification techniques applied to port environment

(2020) Laura Cutroneo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

A simple method for the selective quantification of polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene plastic debris in soil by pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry

(2020) Zacharias Steinmetz et al.   JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL AND APPLIED PYROLYSIS

EXPRESS: Toward the Systematic Identification of Microplastics in the Environment: Evaluation of a New Independent Software Tool (siMPle) for Spectroscopic Analysis

(2020) Sebastian Primpke et al.   APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY

Quantification of microplastics in a freshwater suspended organic matter using different thermoanalytical methods – outcome of an interlaboratory comparison

(2020) Roland Becker et al.   JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL AND APPLIED PYROLYSIS

A systems approach to understand microplastic occurrence and variability in Dutch riverine surface waters

(2020) S.M. Mintenig et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Evaluation of existing methods to extract microplastics from bivalve tissue: Adapted KOH digestion protocol improves filtration at single-digit pore size

(2019) Christina J. Thiele et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Sampling techniques and preparation methods for microplastic analyses in the aquatic environment – A review

(2019) Friederike Stock et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Microplastics in freshwaters and drinking water: Critical review and assessment of data quality

(2019) Albert A. Koelmans et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Size and shape matter: A preliminary analysis of microplastic sampling technique in seawater studies with implications for ecological risk assessment

(2019) Garth A. Covernton et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

On the representativeness of pump water samples versus manta sampling in microplastic analysis

(2019) Matthias Tamminga et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics and their possible sources: The example of Ofanto river in Southeast Italy

(2019) Claudia Campanale et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Sampling microfibres at the sea surface: The effects of mesh size, sample volume and water depth

(2019) Peter G. Ryan et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Vertical Distribution of Microplastics in the Water Column and Surficial Sediment from the Milwaukee River Basin to Lake Michigan

(2019) Peter L. Lenaker et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Seasonal microplastics variation in nival and pluvial stretches of the Rhine River – From the Swiss catchment towards the North Sea

(2019) Thomas Mani et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Distribution of microplastics in surface water and sediments of Qin river in Beibu Gulf, China

(2019) Lishan Zhang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

FTIR and Raman imaging for microplastics analysis: State of the art, challenges and prospects

(2019) Jun-Li Xu et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

A novel method for purification, quantitative analysis and characterization of microplastic fibers using Micro-FTIR

(2019) Fabiana Corami et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

An overview of microplastics characterization by thermal analysis

(2019) Rosa Peñalver et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Comparison between manta trawl and in situ pump filtration methods, and guidance for visual identification of microplastics in surface waters

(2019) Therese M. Karlsson et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Comparison of μ-ATR-FTIR spectroscopy and py-GCMS as identification tools for microplastic particles and fibers isolated from river sediments

(2018) Andrea Käppler et al.   ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

A new approach in separating microplastics from environmental samples based on their electrostatic behavior

(2018) Stefanie Felsing et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic Abundance and Composition in Western Lake Superior As Determined via Microscopy, Pyr-GC/MS, and FTIR

(2018) Erik Hendrickson et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Validation of a Method for Extracting Microplastics from Complex, Organic-Rich, Environmental Matrices

(2018) Rachel R. Hurley et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastics in sub-surface waters of the Arctic Central Basin

(2018) La Daana K. Kanhai et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Anthropogenic microlitter in the Baltic Sea water column

(2018) Andrei Bagaev et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic analysis in the South Funen Archipelago, Baltic Sea, implementing manta trawling and bulk sampling

(2018) Matthias Tamminga et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in a Marine Environment: Review of Methods for Sampling, Processing, and Analyzing Microplastics in Water, Bottom Sediments, and Coastal Deposits

(2018) M. B. Zobkov et al.   OCEANOLOGY

Occurrence and distribution of microplastics in an urban river: A case study in the Pearl River along Guangzhou City, China

(2018) Lang Lin et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics in freshwater systems: A review on occurrence, environmental effects, and methods for microplastics detection

(2018) Jingyi Li et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Analysis of microplastics in water by micro-Raman spectroscopy: Release of plastic particles from different packaging into mineral water

(2018) Darena Schymanski et al.   WATER RESEARCH

A Methodology for Measuring Microplastic Transport in Large or Medium Rivers

(2018) Marcel Liedermann et al.   Water

Optimization, performance, and application of a pyrolysis-GC/MS method for the identification of microplastics

(2018) Ludovic Hermabessiere et al.   ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Occurrence of microplastics in the water column and sediment in an inland sea affected by intensive anthropogenic activities

(2018) Zhenfei Dai et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Quality Criteria for the Analysis of Microplastic in Biota Samples: A Critical Review

(2018) Enya Hermsen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastics in Galway Bay: A comparison of sampling and separation methods

(2018) Elena Pagter et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Investigation of microplastics in aquatic environments: An overview of the methods used, from field sampling to laboratory analysis

(2018) Wenfeng Wang et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Small Microplastic Sampling in Water: Development of an Encapsulated Filtration Device

(2018) Robin Lenz et al.   Water

Two Birds with One Stone—Fast and Simultaneous Analysis of Microplastics: Microparticles Derived from Thermoplastics and Tire Wear

(2018) Paul Eisentraut et al.   Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Synthetic Polymer Contamination in Bottled Water

(2018) Sherri A. Mason et al.   Frontiers in Chemistry

Microplastics: Finding a consensus on the definition

(2018) J.P.G.L. Frias et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Simultaneous grading of microplastic size sampling in the Small Islands of Bintan water, Indonesia

(2018) Agung Dhamar Syakti et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

The imprint of microfibres in southern European deep seas

(2018) Anna Sanchez-Vidal et al.   PLoS One

Methods for sampling and detection of microplastics in water and sediment: A critical review

(2018) Joana Correia Prata et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Raman microspectroscopy as a tool for microplastic particle analysis

(2018) Philipp M. Anger et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Preliminary study of the source apportionment and diversity of microplastics: Taking floating microplastics in the South China Sea as an example

(2018) Teng Wang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics en route: Field measurements in the Dutch river delta and Amsterdam canals, wastewater treatment plants, North Sea sediments and biota

(2017) H.A. Leslie et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

A small-scale, portable method for extracting microplastics from marine sediments

(2017) Rachel L. Coppock et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic litter composition of the Turkish territorial waters of the Mediterranean Sea, and its occurrence in the gastrointestinal tract of fish

(2017) Olgaç Güven et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic pollution identified in deep-sea water and ingested by benthic invertebrates in the Rockall Trough, North Atlantic Ocean

(2017) Winnie Courtene-Jones et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic contamination in Lake Winnipeg, Canada

(2017) Philip J. Anderson et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Simultaneous Trace Identification and Quantification of Common Types of Microplastics in Environmental Samples by Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry

(2017) Marten Fischer et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Enzymatic Purification of Microplastics in Environmental Samples

(2017) Martin G. J. Löder et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Advancing the quality of environmental microplastic research

(2017) Kristin A. Connors et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Transport of microplastics in coastal seas

(2017) Hua Zhang   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

The use of potassium hydroxide (KOH) solution as a suitable approach to isolate plastics ingested by marine organisms

(2017) Susanne Kühn et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Recovering microplastics from marine samples: A review of current practices

(2017) Michaela E. Miller et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics elutriation system. Part A: Numerical modeling

(2017) Mikaël Kedzierski et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic pollution in the marine waters and sediments of Hong Kong

(2017) Y.Y. Tsang et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Detection of low numbers of microplastics in North Sea fish using strict quality assurance criteria

(2017) Enya Hermsen et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Anthropogenic fibres in the Baltic Sea water column: Field data, laboratory and numerical testing of their motion

(2017) A. Bagaev et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics in freshwater and terrestrial environments: Evaluating the current understanding to identify the knowledge gaps and future research priorities

(2017) Alice A. Horton et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Export of microplastics from land to sea. A modelling approach

(2017) Max Siegfried et al.   WATER RESEARCH

River plastic emissions to the world’s oceans

(2017) Laurent C. M. Lebreton et al.   Nature Communications

Impacts of Biofilm Formation on the Fate and Potential Effects of Microplastic in the Aquatic Environment

(2017) Christoph D. Rummel et al.   Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Assuring quality in microplastic monitoring: About the value of clean-air devices as essentials for verified data

(2017) Charlotte Wesch et al.   Scientific Reports

Analysis of environmental microplastics by vibrational microspectroscopy: FTIR, Raman or both?

(2016) Andrea Käppler et al.   ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

On the Identification of Rayon/Viscose as a Major Fraction of Microplastics in the Marine Environment: Discrimination between Natural and Manmade Cellulosic Fibers Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

(2016) Ionela Raluca Comnea-Stancu et al.   APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY

Influence of wastewater treatment plant discharges on microplastic concentrations in surface water

(2016) Shirin Estahbanati et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Microplastics in seafood: Benchmark protocol for their extraction and characterization

(2016) Alexandre Dehaut et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic pollution in the Greenland Sea: Background levels and selective contamination of planktivorous diving seabirds

(2016) F. Amélineau et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Biofouling on buoyant marine plastics: An experimental study into the effect of size on surface longevity

(2016) Francesca M.C. Fazey et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic as a Vector for Chemicals in the Aquatic Environment: Critical Review and Model-Supported Reinterpretation of Empirical Studies

(2016) Albert A. Koelmans et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Development and optimization of a standard method for extraction of microplastics in mussels by enzyme digestion of soft tissues

(2016) Ana I. Catarino et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Anthropogenic microfibres pollution in marine biota. A new and simple methodology to minimize airborne contamination

(2016) Michele Torre et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Distribution and abundance of surface water microlitter in the Baltic Sea: A comparison of two sampling methods

(2016) Outi Setälä et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

On some physical and dynamical properties of microplastic particles in marine environment

(2016) I. Chubarenko et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Sources and sinks of microplastics in Canadian Lake Ontario nearshore, tributary and beach sediments

(2016) Anika Ballent et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic in surface waters of urban rivers: concentration, sources, and associated bacterial assemblages

(2016) Amanda R. McCormick et al.   Ecosphere

A theoretical assessment of microplastic transport in river catchments and their retention by soils and river sediments

(2016) Luca Nizzetto et al.   Environmental Science-Processes & Impacts

The effect of particle properties on the depth profile of buoyant plastics in the ocean

(2016) Merel Kooi et al.   Scientific Reports

Plastic pollution in Swiss surface waters: nature and concentrations, interaction with pollutants

(2015) Florian Faure et al.   Environmental Chemistry

Microplastic contamination in an urban area: a case study in Greater Paris

(2015) Rachid Dris et al.   Environmental Chemistry

Experimental development of a new protocol for extraction and characterization of microplastics in fish tissues: First observations in commercial species from Adriatic Sea

(2015) Carlo Giacomo Avio et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Microplastics in sediments: A review of techniques, occurrence and effects

(2015) Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Using a forensic science approach to minimize environmental contamination and to identify microfibres in marine sediments

(2015) Lucy C. Woodall et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic pollution in five urban estuaries of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

(2015) Trishan Naidoo et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Marine neustonic microplastics around the southeastern coast of Korea

(2015) Jung-Hoon Kang et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

A comparison of microscopic and spectroscopic identification methods for analysis of microplastics in environmental samples

(2015) Young Kyoung Song et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic concentrations in beach sediments along the German Baltic coast

(2015) Andrea Stolte et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in freshwater systems: A review of the emerging threats, identification of knowledge gaps and prioritisation of research needs

(2015) Dafne Eerkes-Medrano et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Analysis of polyethylene microplastics in environmental samples, using a thermal decomposition method

(2015) Erik Dümichen et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Microplastic pollution in St. Lawrence River sediments

(2014) Rowshyra A. Castañeda et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES

The Danube so colourful: A potpourri of plastic litter outnumbers fish larvae in Europe's second largest river

(2014) Aaron Lechner et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Occurrence and spatial distribution of microplastics in sediments from Norderney

(2014) Jens H. Dekiff et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Assessment of a new method for the analysis of decomposition gases of polymers by a combining thermogravimetric solid-phase extraction and thermal desorption gas chromatography mass spectrometry

(2014) E. Duemichen et al.   JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY A

Evidence of microplastics in samples of zooplankton from Portuguese coastal waters

(2014) J.P.G.L. Frias et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Isolation of microplastics in biota-rich seawater samples and marine organisms

(2014) Matthew Cole et al.   Scientific Reports

Contamination of beach sediments of a subalpine lake with microplastic particles

(2013) Hannes K. Imhof et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Microplastic pollution in deep-sea sediments

(2013) Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

The physical impacts of microplastics on marine organisms: A review

(2013) Stephanie L. Wright et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

A new analytical approach for monitoring microplastics in marine sediments

(2013) Marie-Theres Nuelle et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

The present and future of microplastic pollution in the marine environment

(2013) Juliana A. Ivar do Sul et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic Ingestion by Zooplankton

(2013) Matthew Cole et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastic particles in sediments of Lagoon of Venice, Italy: First observations on occurrence, spatial patterns and identification

(2013) A. Vianello et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Distribution and abundance of small plastic debris on beaches in the SE Pacific (Chile): A study supported by a citizen science project

(2013) Valeria Hidalgo-Ruz et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

New techniques for the detection of microplastics in sediments and field collected organisms

(2013) Michiel Claessens et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic pollution in the surface waters of the Laurentian Great Lakes

(2013) Marcus Eriksen et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Identification of polymer types and additives in marine microplastic particles using pyrolysis-GC/MS and scanning electron microscopy

(2013) Elke Fries et al.   Environmental Science-Processes & Impacts

Microplastics in Beaches of the East Frisian Islands Spiekeroog and Kachelotplate

(2012) Gerd Liebezeit et al.   BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

Microplastics in the Marine Environment: A Review of the Methods Used for Identification and Quantification

(2012) Valeria Hidalgo-Ruz et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

The effect of wind mixing on the vertical distribution of buoyant plastic debris

(2012) T. Kukulka et al.   GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS

Neustonic microplastic and zooplankton in the North Western Mediterranean Sea

(2012) Amandine Collignon et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics as contaminants in the marine environment: A review

(2011) Matthew Cole et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastics and beaches: A degrading relationship

(2008) Patricia L. Corcoran et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN