ReviewAnalytical and bioanalytical chemistry2023
Previous successes and untapped potential of pyrolysis-GC/MS for the analysis of plastic pollution.
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- Chemical Variability of Recycled PET Bottles Driven by Packaging Inputs and Processing History: A Marker-Based Multivariate Approach.Polymers · 2026Article
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- Microplastics in nucleus pulposus tissue of humans revealed by Raman mosaic imaging screening.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Determination of Bioactive Components and Antimicrobial Activity of Bee Pollen and Investigation of Food Safety Hazards in Terms of Microplastics-Related Chemical Markers.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Integrated GC-MS and ATR-FTIR analysis of airborne microplastics captured by spider webs.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Extracting and characterizing microplastics and nanoplastics from environmental samples.Nature protocols · 2026Review
- Micro- and nanoplastic exposure, immune cell activation, and lung function in young adults.Microplastics and nanoplastics · 2026Article
- The Human Plastiphere: A Bioparticulate System Challenging Microplastic Risk Assessment and Governance.Environmental science & technology · 2025Review
- Microplastic Polymer Mass Fractions in Marine Bivalves: From Isolation to Hazard Risk.Journal of xenobiotics · 2025Review
- Deciphering the binding strength of oil matrix through molecularly resolved release energy analysis using thermal slicing ramped pyrolysis GC-MS.Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry · 2025Article
- Detecting Polystyrene Nanoparticles in Environmental Samples: A Comprehensive Quantitative Approach Based on TD-PTR-MS and Multivariate Standard Addition.ACS ES&T water · 2025Article
- Integrating AF4 and Py-GC-MS for Combined Size-Resolved Polymer-Compositional Analysis of Nanoplastics with Application to Wastewater.Analytical chemistry · 2025Article
- Combining Submicron Spectroscopy Techniques (AFM-IR and O-PTIR) To Detect and Quantify Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Snow from a Utah Ski Resort.Environmental science & technology · 2025Article
- Pyrolysis-GC/MS differentiates polyesters and detects additives for improved monitoring of textile labeling accuracy and plastic pollution.Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry · 2025Article
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- Adapting Methods for Isolation and Enumeration of Microplastics to Quantify Tire Road Wear Particles with Confirmation by Pyrolysis GC-MS.Environmental science & technology · 2025Article
- Advancing pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for the accurate quantification of micro- and nanoplastics in human blood.Microplastics and nanoplastics · 2025Article
- Microplastic Leachate Negatively Affects Fertilization in the Coral Montipora capitata.Integrative and comparative biology · 2024Article
- Identification and analysis of microplastics in para-tumor and tumor of human prostate.EBioMedicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
There is growing concern from scientists, policy makers, and the public about the contamination of natural and indoor environments with plastics, particularly micro/nanoplastics. Typically, characterizing microplastics in environmental samples requires extensive sample processing to isolate particles, followed by spectroscopic methodologies to identify particle polymer composition. Spectroscopic techniques are limited in their ability to provide polymer mass or advanced chemical composition (e.g., chemical additive content), which are important for toxicological assessments. To achieve mass fraction quantification and chemical characterization of plastics in environmental samples, many researchers have turned to thermoanalytical spectrometric approaches, particularly pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS). Sample preparation for Py-GC/MS may be approached similarly to techniques needed for spectroscopic approaches (e.g., isolate particles on a filter), employ pressurized solvent extraction, or use ultrafiltration techniques to concentrate nanoplastics. Great strides have been made in using calibration curves to quantify plastics in complex matrices. However, the approaches to the pyrolysis thermal program, as well as calibrant and sample preparation, are inconsistent, requiring refinement and harmonization. This review provides a critical synthesis of previous Py-GC/MS work and highlights opportunities for novel and improved Py-GC/MS analysis of plastics in the future.
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