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Validation of ATR FT-IR to identify polymers of plastic marine debris, including those ingested by marine organisms.
Melissa R Jung,F. David Horgen,Sara V. Orski,Viviana Rodriguez C,Kathryn L. Beers,George H. Balazs,Timothy Jones,Thierry M. Work,Kayla C Brignac,Sarah-Jeanne Royer,K. David Hyrenbach,Brenda A. Jensen,Jennifer M. Lynch +12 more
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Of 828 ingested plastics pieces from 50 Pacific sea turtles, 96% were identified by ATR FT-IR as HDPE, LDPE, unknown PE, polypropylene (PP), PE and PP mixtures, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, and nylon.About:
This article is published in Marine Pollution Bulletin.The article was published on 2018-01-05. It has received 706 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Low-density polyethylene.read more
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Seafloor microplastic hotspots controlled by deep-sea circulation.
Ian A. Kane,Michael A. Clare,Elda Miramontes,Roy A. Wogelius,James J. Rothwell,Pierre Garreau,Florian Pohl +6 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that thermohaline-driven currents can control the distribution of microplastics by creating hotspots of accumulation, analogous to their role in causing focused areas of seafloor sediment deposition.
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Review of micro- and nanoplastic contamination in the food chain
Brigitte Toussaint,Barbara Raffael,Alexandre Angers-Loustau,Douglas Gilliland,Vikram Kestens,Mauro Petrillo,Iria M. Rio-Echevarria,Guy Van den Eede +7 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that, beyond a few estimations and comparisons, precise data to assess the exact exposure of humans to micro- and nanoplastics through their diet cannot be produced until standardised methods and definitions are available.
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Micro- (nano) plastics in freshwater ecosystems: Abundance, toxicological impact and quantification methodology
TL;DR: In this article, a review outlines the recent advances made on examination of the potential toxicological effects of microplastics on freshwater biota, as well as the available analytical methods employed to identify and quantify them in environmental samples.
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Microplastics along the beaches of southeast coast of India.
R. Karthik,R.S. Robin,R. Purvaja,Dipnarayan Ganguly,I. Anandavelu,R. Raghuraman,G. Hariharan,A. Ramakrishna,Ramachandran Ramesh +8 more
TL;DR: The results indicate that microplastics accumulation in the coastal environment, especially close to the river mouths, may be a serious concern, due to its ability to enter into the marine food web and highlights the necessity of microplastic screening from estuarine, coastal waters and other potential sources.
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FTIR and Raman imaging for microplastics analysis: State of the art, challenges and prospects
TL;DR: In this paper, the state-of-the-art chemical imaging methods, such as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and Raman imaging, are reviewed for the identification and quantification of microplastics from different environmental samples.
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Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made
TL;DR: By identifying and synthesizing dispersed data on production, use, and end-of-life management of polymer resins, synthetic fibers, and additives, this work presents the first global analysis of all mass-produced plastics ever manufactured.
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Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean
Jenna Jambeck,Roland Geyer,Chris Wilcox,Theodore R. Siegler,Miriam E. Perryman,Anthony L. Andrady,Ramani Narayan,Kara Lavender Law +7 more
TL;DR: This work combines available data on solid waste with a model that uses population density and economic status to estimate the amount of land-based plastic waste entering the ocean, which is estimated to be 275 million metric tons.
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Jenna Jambeck,Roland Geyer,Chris Wilcox,Theodore R. Siegler,Anthony L. Andrady,Ramani Narayan,Kara Lavender Law +6 more
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Microplastics in the marine environment
TL;DR: The mechanisms of generation and potential impacts of microplastics in the ocean environment are discussed, and the increasing levels of plastic pollution of the oceans are understood, it is important to better understand the impact of microPlastic in the Ocean food web.
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Interpretation of Infrared Spectra, A Practical Approach
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a first-pass interpretation of the infrared spectrum of a molecule, based on structural features of the molecule, whether they are the backbone of the molecules or the functional groups attached to the molecule.