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In this article, Metrohm Middle East discusses how their portable Raman microscopy equipment can be utilized in the measurement of microplastics, which are becoming a pollutant of ever-greater concern.
Portable Raman Microscopy for Identification of Microplastics Plastic litter has emerged as a pollutant of concern in the oceans around the world over the past few decades. Defined as plastic litter that is smaller than 5 mm, microplastic is thought to be the most common form of marine debris. 1,2 Microplastics include both small manufactured items like beads and fibers, known as primary microplastics, plus items that result from fragmentation of larger plastic items by a combination of chemical, physical and biological processes and include fragments, foams and films, known ...