Cross-Contamination as a Problem in Collection and Analysis of Environmental Samples Containing Microplastics—A Review

Research conducted so far on the presence of microplastics in the environment shows that these items are ubiquitous pollutants and therefore constitute an inherent part of our lives. This constitutes a significant problem in many aspects, and one of them is the correct identification of microplastic...

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Autores principales:	Aleksandra Bogdanowicz, Monika Zubrowska-Sudol, Andrzej Krasinski, Miroslaw Sudol
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	microplastics microplastic pollution cross-contamination background contamination contamination control Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/c75903f587c8452685e18a13f5e2f19d
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c75903f587c8452685e18a13f5e2f19d2021-11-11T19:45:06ZCross-Contamination as a Problem in Collection and Analysis of Environmental Samples Containing Microplastics—A Review10.3390/su1321121232071-1050https://doaj.org/article/c75903f587c8452685e18a13f5e2f19d2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/12123https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050Research conducted so far on the presence of microplastics in the environment shows that these items are ubiquitous pollutants and therefore constitute an inherent part of our lives. This constitutes a significant problem in many aspects, and one of them is the correct identification of microplastics in environmental samples. Environmental samples can be easily contaminated by plastic microparticles from other sources if proper precautions are not taken during sampling and analysis. The consequence of not taking this cross-contamination into account when analysing the results may be their significant overestimation. This review aims to draw attention to the problem of cross-contamination that accompanies the collection and analysis of samples for the presence of microplastics, and to discuss this issue in a comprehensive manner. The article indicates potential sources of cross-contamination, lists the mitigation methods, and describes the possibilities of assessing this type of contamination. Moreover, the review examines how cross-contamination control appears in practice, based on the available literature data.Aleksandra BogdanowiczMonika Zubrowska-SudolAndrzej KrasinskiMiroslaw SudolMDPI AGarticlemicroplasticsmicroplastic pollutioncross-contaminationbackground contaminationcontamination controlEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12123, p 12123 (2021)
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spellingShingle	microplastics microplastic pollution cross-contamination background contamination contamination control Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Aleksandra Bogdanowicz Monika Zubrowska-Sudol Andrzej Krasinski Miroslaw Sudol Cross-Contamination as a Problem in Collection and Analysis of Environmental Samples Containing Microplastics—A Review
description	Research conducted so far on the presence of microplastics in the environment shows that these items are ubiquitous pollutants and therefore constitute an inherent part of our lives. This constitutes a significant problem in many aspects, and one of them is the correct identification of microplastics in environmental samples. Environmental samples can be easily contaminated by plastic microparticles from other sources if proper precautions are not taken during sampling and analysis. The consequence of not taking this cross-contamination into account when analysing the results may be their significant overestimation. This review aims to draw attention to the problem of cross-contamination that accompanies the collection and analysis of samples for the presence of microplastics, and to discuss this issue in a comprehensive manner. The article indicates potential sources of cross-contamination, lists the mitigation methods, and describes the possibilities of assessing this type of contamination. Moreover, the review examines how cross-contamination control appears in practice, based on the available literature data.
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title	Cross-Contamination as a Problem in Collection and Analysis of Environmental Samples Containing Microplastics—A Review
title_short	Cross-Contamination as a Problem in Collection and Analysis of Environmental Samples Containing Microplastics—A Review
title_full	Cross-Contamination as a Problem in Collection and Analysis of Environmental Samples Containing Microplastics—A Review
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title_full_unstemmed	Cross-Contamination as a Problem in Collection and Analysis of Environmental Samples Containing Microplastics—A Review
title_sort	cross-contamination as a problem in collection and analysis of environmental samples containing microplastics—a review
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Cross-Contamination as a Problem in Collection and Analysis of Environmental Samples Containing Microplastics—A Review

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