Environmental News Network - Novel Method of Analyzing Microplastic Particle Pollution Can Facilitate Environmental Impact Assessment

Details: By Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo; 28.Feb

In the last decade, growing numbers of researchers have studied plastic pollution, one of the world’s most pressing environmental hazards.

Cheryl Porter

In the last decade, growing numbers of researchers have studied plastic pollution, one of the world’s most pressing environmental hazards. They have made progress but still face challenges, such as the comparability of results, especially with regard to microplastic particles.

There is no standard sample collection and analysis methodology, for example. Most studies present conclusions based on numbers of particles as if they were environmentally equivalent regardless of size, volume, mass or surface area.

An article by three Brazilian researchers published in Environmental Science and Pollution Research aims to contribute to progress in this field by proposing a novel perspective on particle morphology.

The study aims to contribute to progress in this field by proposing a novel perspective on particle morphology (Photo Credit: Cristiano R. Gerolin/UNIFESP)

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Novel Method of Analyzing Microplastic Particle Pollution Can Facilitate Environmental Impact Assessment