Nano and Micro Plastic Detection and Identification in Water
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water Quality and Contamination".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2022) | Viewed by 12243
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Micro and nano plastics (MPs; NPs) are mainly the result of the degradation of larger plastic precursors via natural and eternal stimuli, such as weather, UV radiation, oxidation, etc. MPs are identified as plastic particles with a particle diameter below 5 mm. MPs are considered one of the most important environmental concerns, because of their extremely long degredation times (via natural processes) and their inert nature. NPs are defined as plastic particles with a particle diameter below 0.001 mm, and there have been numerous recent studies focusing on the toxicity of NPs, including cytotoxicy and oxidative stress from NPs as they could cross the cell wall and can interact with the cell functions.
Therefore, it is extremely important to accurately identify and quantify MPs and NPs in water sources. This Special Issue will focus on bringing high quality research studies related to identifying MPs and NPs in water sources. We will be focusing on methods for the sampling, separation, purification, and identification of MPs and NPs in water. We are interested in receiving a wide range of research works, from more traditional approaches to novel methods.
Dr. Sarper Sarp
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- microplastics
- nanoplastics
- separation
- identification
- sampling methods
- sample preparation
- spectroscopic methods
- thermal methods
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