METHOD
Sampling was conducted from July to August 2024 through a harmonised wet-dry deposition method using funnels with glass bottles. Samples were collected in parallel on each site during a week-long exposure period. Collection was conducted in diverse urban environments including Melbourne (AU), Budapest (HU), Bergen (NO), Gijón (ES), Rovaniemi (FI), Aabybro (DK), Barneveld (NL), Northampton (UK), Sacramento and South Bend (USA). Rural reference sites in Pelkosenniemi (FI) and Alta (NO) were also included for comparison.
ANALYSIS
Samples were filtered, prepared, and analysed at the 5 Eurofins Environment Testing state-of-the-art microplastics laboratories using a suite of complementary detection technologies including
- vibrational spectroscopy (FTIR (Fourier-transform infrared), LDIR (Laser Direct Infrared Imaging), Raman spectroscopy) and
- spectrometric methods Pyr-GC-MS (Pyrolysis–Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry).
Throughout the entire process, stringent QA/QC protocols were applied, including contamination control, the use of procedural blanks and laboratory control samples (LCS). These samples were prepared and analysed alongside the study samples to ensure accuracy and reliability.
WE MEASURE MICROPLASTICS IN THE AIR!
ON THREE CONTINENTS, AT THE SAME TIME.
METHOD
Sampling was conducted from July to August 2024 through a harmonised wet-dry deposition method using funnels with glass bottles. Samples were collected in parallel on each site during a week-long exposure period. Collection was conducted in diverse urban environments including Melbourne (AU), Budapest (HU), Bergen (NO), Gijón (ES), Rovaniemi (FI), Aabybro (DK), Barneveld (NL), Northampton (UK), Sacramento and South Bend (USA). Rural reference sites in Pelkosenniemi (FI) and Alta (NO) were also included for comparison.
ANALYSIS
Samples were filtered, prepared, and analysed at the 5 Eurofins Environment Testing state-of-the-art microplastics laboratories using a suite of complementary detection technologies including
- vibrational spectroscopy (FTIR (Fourier-transform infrared), LDIR (Laser Direct Infrared Imaging), Raman spectroscopy) and
- spectrometric methods Pyr-GC-MS (Pyrolysis–Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry).
Throughout the entire process, stringent QA/QC protocols were applied, including contamination control, the use of procedural blanks and laboratory control samples (LCS). These samples were prepared and analysed alongside the study samples to ensure accuracy and reliability.
WE MEASURE MICROPLASTICS IN THE AIR!
ON THREE CONTINENTS, AT THE SAME TIME.
METHOD
Sampling was conducted from July to August 2024 through a harmonised wet-dry deposition method using funnels with glass bottles. Samples were collected in parallel on each site during a week-long exposure period. Collection was conducted in diverse urban environments including Melbourne (AU), Budapest (HU), Bergen (NO), Gijón (ES), Rovaniemi (FI), Aabybro (DK), Barneveld (NL), Northampton (UK), Sacramento and South Bend (USA). Rural reference sites in Pelkosenniemi (FI) and Alta (NO) were also included for comparison.
ANALYSIS
Samples were filtered, prepared, and analysed at the 5 Eurofins Environment Testing state-of-the-art microplastics laboratories using a suite of complementary detection technologies including
- vibrational spectroscopy (FTIR (Fourier-transform infrared), LDIR (Laser Direct Infrared Imaging), Raman spectroscopy) and
- spectrometric methods Pyr-GC-MS (Pyrolysis–Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry).
Throughout the entire process, stringent QA/QC protocols were applied, including contamination control, the use of procedural blanks and laboratory control samples (LCS). These samples were prepared and analysed alongside the study samples to ensure accuracy and reliability.
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