Seeking for a perfect (non-spherical) microplastic particle : the most comprehensive review on microplastic laboratory research

Putar, Ula (avtor), Kalčíková, Gabriela (avtor)

In recent decades, much attention has been paid to microplastic pollution, and research on microplastics has begun to grow exponentially. However, microplastics research still suffers from the lack of standardized protocols and methods for investigation of microplastics under laboratory conditions. Therefore, in this review, we summarize and critically discuss the results of 715 laboratory studies published on microplastics in the last five years to provide recommendations for future laboratory research. Analysis of the data revealed that the majority of microplastic particles used in laboratory studies are manufactured spheres of polystyrene ranging in size from 1 to 50 µm, that half of the studies did not characterize the particles used, and that a minority of studies used aged particles, investigated leaching of chemicals from microplastics, or used natural particles as a control. There is a large discrepancy between microplastics used in laboratory research and those found in the environment, and many laboratory studies suffer from a lack of environmental relevance and provide incomplete information on the microplastics used. We have summarized and discussed these issues and provided recommendations for future laboratory research on microplastics focusing on (i) microplastic selection, (ii) microplastic characterization, and (iii) test design of laboratory research on microplastics.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: microplastics, toxicity, adsorption, aging, leaching, laboratory study, leachate, ecotoxicity
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.02 - Pregledni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: FKKT - Fakulteta za kemijo in kemijsko tehnologijo
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2022
• Št. strani: 17 str.
• Številčenje: Vol. 424, pt. C, art. 127529
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-138864
• UDK: 504.5:678
• ISSN pri članku: 0304-3894
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127529
• COBISS.SI-ID: 83029507
• Datum objave v RUL: 24.08.2022

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Journal of hazardous materials
• Skrajšan naslov: J. hazard. mater.
• Založnik: Elsevier
• ISSN: 0304-3894
• COBISS.SI-ID: 25748224

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: mikroplastika, strupenost, adsorpcija, staranje, izluževanje

Projekti

• Financer: ARRS - Agencija za raziskovalno dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: P2-0191
• Naslov: Kemijsko inženirstvo

• Financer: ARRS - Agencija za raziskovalno dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: J2-2491
• Naslov: Vpliv mikroplastike na rastlinsko čistilno napravo