Microplastic particle identification and quantification

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Description

Visual counting and sizing of microplastic particles followed by FTIR spectroscopic confirmation of polymer composition.

Typical Equipment

• microscopy equipment for visual counting
• Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy
• reflectance mapping equipment

Output Measurements

• particle counts
• particle sizes
• polymer composition
• fiber vs particle classification

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