ArticleMethodsX2024
A simple overflow density separation method that recovers >95% of dense microplastics from sediment.
Article in MethodsX, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Machine learning-driven estimation of microplastic percentage yield for rapid and accurate quantification.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Trapping tiny pollutants: SERS-driven strategies for microplastics and nanoplastics detection.iScience · 2025Review
- The role and significance of graphene oxide in the remediation of micro- and nanoplastics from the environment.RSC advances · 2025Review
- Extraction Methods of Microplastics in Environmental Matrices: A Comparative Review.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Towards quality-assured measurements of microplastics in soil using fluorescence microscopy.Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry · 2025Article
- Representative Test Material for Validation of Density Separation as Part of Microplastic Quantification in Drinking Water.Polymers · 2025Article
- μ-FTIR Reflectance Spectroscopy Coupled with Multivariate Analysis: A Rapid and Robust Method for Identifying the Extent of Photodegradation on Microplastics.Analytical chemistry · 2025Article
- An efficient extraction device for microplastics in marine sediments and its applications.RSC advances · 2024Article
- Establishing freshwater sediment sample pretreatment methods for monitoring microplastics and its challenges.Chemical engineering journal (Lausanne, Switzerland : 1996) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Density separation can isolate microplastics from environmental samples containing sediment. Typically, a solution added to sediment causes microplastics with lower densities to float. The solution of choice can influence the recovery of different particles since denser solutions can separate a greater range of microplastics. The equipment and procedural complexity further influence density separation protocols and microplastic recoveries. Zinc chloride (ZnCl
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