%0 Book
%T Detection of microplastics in marine sediments of the German Coast via FT-IR spectroscopy
%A Lorenz, Claudia
%D 2014
%C Rostock
%C Universität Rostock
%G English
%F 1030501858
%O Claudia Lorenz
%O Masterarbeit Universität Rostock 2015
%X Applying a newly developed method consisting of an extraction using the Munich Plastic Sediment Separator (MPSS), sample purification through enzymatic digestion and spectroscopic analysis via micro Fourier transform infrared imaging (µFT-IR) five North Sea sediment samples (two beaches, Sylt and three sublittoral, German Bight) were investigated for their microplastic load. The encountered abundance of microplastics < 500 µm ranged from 34 to 74 particles kg^-1 dry weight sediment. Furthermore, eleven different types of plastic polymers could be identified, with PP, PE and PS being prevalent.<eng>
%L 570
%9 theses
%9 Text
%9 Hochschulschrift
%R 10.18453/rosdok_id00000266
%U http://purl.uni-rostock.de/rosdok/id00000266
%U https://doi.org/10.18453/rosdok_id00000266