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Microplastics in the environment are a serious environmental problem. The absence of standard methods for sampling and sample preparation and techniques for characterization and quantification of microplastics, particularly, in the complex matrices of environmental samples hinder assessing the fate and the risk of these emerging contaminants. In this chapter, we provide an overview of the approaches used for sampling and sample preparation of microplastics in different environmental compartments and the techniques used to characterize and quantify microplastics. The chapter also provides a comprehensive summary of the challenges associated with each approach and the limitations of the techniques. Finally, the chapter highlights the need to establish standard approaches in future research.
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Abdolahpur Monikh, F., Darbha, G.K., Vijver, M.G., Peijnenburg, W.J.G.M. (2022). An Overview of Methodologies for Tracing and Quantifying Microplastics in Environmental Samples. In: Guo, LH., Mortimer, M. (eds) Advances in Toxicology and Risk Assessment of Nanomaterials and Emerging Contaminants. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9116-4_2
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