Detecting Microplastics in the Environment with Fluorescence Spectroscopy Emma Kocik, Gabriela Nerhood, Garrett Bolen, Alexandra Schmelzer, Camille Troncone, Finn White, Abbey Riley
May 9, 2020
Our grand challenge is to solve the problem of microplastic pollution in the ocean. We sought to find an efficient method to identify microplastics in natural seawater samples as current sampling methods are costly and time-consuming. Fluorescence spectroscopy was explored and showed promising results as a quick way to differentiate between and identify specific plastic varieties.
Detecting Microplastics with Spectroscopy
Are Microplastics in Our Water Becoming a Macroproblem? – National Geographic