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Identification and characterisation of individual nanoplastics by scanning transmission X-ray microscopy (STXM)

Foetisch, Alexandra ; Filella, Montserrat ; Watts, Benjamin ; Vinot, Laure-Hélène ; Bigalke, Moritz (2022):
Identification and characterisation of individual nanoplastics by scanning transmission X-ray microscopy (STXM). (Publisher's Version)
In: Journal of Hazardous Materials, 426, Elsevier, ISSN 0304-3894,
DOI: 10.26083/tuprints-00022493,
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Item Type: Article
Origin: Secondary publication service
Status: Publisher's Version
Title: Identification and characterisation of individual nanoplastics by scanning transmission X-ray microscopy (STXM)
Language: English
Abstract:

Nanoplastics (NP) are of environmental and human health concern. We tested a novel NP extraction method and scanning transmission X-ray spectro-microscopy (STXM) in combination with near-edge X-ray absorption fine-structure spectroscopy (NEXAFS) to image and identify individual NP in environmental and food matrices. We (1) discussed the potential of STXM compared to other methods potentially suitable for NP analysis, (2) applied the method on NP suspensions of eight of the most common polymers, (3) analyzed environmental water and soil samples spiked with NP and (4) characterized NP in tea water infused in plastic teabags and unspiked soil samples. Here we show that STXM has methodological advantages and that polymers give characteristic spectra, which allows NP identification in environmental and food matrices. For soils we deliver a visual and spectroscopic characterization of NP, proving their presence and highlighting their diversity. Thus, STXM, can be used for the detection and characterisation of NP in different types of matrices.

Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Hazardous Materials
Volume of the journal: 426
Place of Publication: Darmstadt
Publisher: Elsevier
Collation: 9 Seiten
Uncontrolled Keywords: Nanoplastic analysis, Soil pollution, Environmental pollution, Scanning transmission X-ray microscopy
Classification DDC: 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 550 Geowissenschaften
Divisions: 11 Department of Materials and Earth Sciences > Earth Science > Department of Soil Mineralogy and Soil Chemistry
Date Deposited: 18 Oct 2022 12:27
Last Modified: 18 Oct 2022 12:27
DOI: 10.26083/tuprints-00022493
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URN: urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-224934
URI: https://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/id/eprint/22493
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