TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lorenz, Claudia
PY  - 2014
DA  - 2014//
TI  - Detection of microplastics in marine sediments of the German Coast via FT-IR spectroscopy
PB  - Universität Rostock
CY  - Rostock
AB  - 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>
UR  - http://purl.uni-rostock.de/rosdok/id00000266
UR  - https://doi.org/10.18453/rosdok_id00000266
DO  - 10.18453/rosdok_id00000266
LA  - English
N1  - Claudia Lorenz
ID  - 1030501858
ER  -