Steps Scientists Can Take to Inform Aquatic Microplastics Management: A Perspective Informed by the California Experience

Holly Wyer, Darrin Polhemus, Shelly Moore, Stephen B. Weisberg, Scott Coffin, and Chelsea M. Rochman

Appl. Spectrosc. 74(9), 971-975 (2020)  View: PDF

Towards Raman Automation for Microplastics: Developing Strategies for Particle Adhesion and Filter Subsampling

Clara Thaysen, Keenan Munno, Ludovic Hermabessiere, and Chelsea M. Rochman

Appl. Spectrosc. 74(9), 976-988 (2020)  View: PDF  [Suppl. Mat. (1)]

Critical Review of Processing and Classification Techniques for Images and Spectra in Microplastic Research

Win Cowger, Andrew Gray, Silke H. Christiansen, Hannah DeFrond, Ashok D. Deshpande, Ludovic Hemabessiere, Eunah Lee, Leonid Mill, Keenan Munno, Barbara E. Ossmann, Marco Pittroff, Chelsea Rochman, George Sarau, Shannon Tarby, and Sebastian Primpke

Appl. Spectrosc. 74(9), 989-1010 (2020)  View: PDF  [Suppl. Mat. (1)]

Critical Assessment of Analytical Methods for the Harmonized and Cost-Efficient Analysis of Microplastics

Sebastian Primpke, Silke H. Christiansen, Win Cowger, Hannah De Frond, Ashok Deshpande, Marten Fischer, Erika B. Holland, Michaela Meyns, Bridget A. O'Donnell, Barbara E. Ossmann, Marco Pittroff, George Sarau, Barbara M. Scholz-Böttcher, and Kara J. Wiggin

Appl. Spectrosc. 74(9), 1012-1047 (2020)  View: PDF

Isolation and Extraction of Microplastics from Environmental Samples: An Evaluation of Practical Approaches and Recommendations for Further Harmonization

Amy L. Lusher, Keenan Munno, Ludovic Hermabessiere, and Steve Carr

Appl. Spectrosc. 74(9), 1049-1065 (2020)  View: PDF

Reporting Guidelines to Increase the Reproducibility and Comparability of Research on Microplastics

Win Cowger, Andy M. Booth, Bonnie M. Hamilton, Clara Thaysen, Sebastian Primpke, Keenan Munno, Amy L. Lusher, Alexandre Dehaut, Vitor P. Vaz, Max Liboiron, Lisa I. Devriese, Ludovic Hermabessiere, Chelsea Rochman, Samantha N. Athey, Jennifer M. Lynch, Hannah De Frond, Andrew Gray, Oliver A.H. Jones, Susanne Brander, Clare Steele, Shelly Moore, Alterra Sanchez, and Holly Nel

Appl. Spectrosc. 74(9), 1066-1077 (2020)  View: PDF  [Suppl. Mat. (2)]

Microplastics Differ Between Indoor and Outdoor Air Masses: Insights from Multiple Microscopy Methodologies

Emily Gaston, Mary Woo, Clare Steele, Suja Sukumaran, and Sean Anderson

Appl. Spectrosc. 74(9), 1079-1098 (2020)  View: PDF  [Suppl. Mat. (1)]

Sampling and Quality Assurance and Quality Control: A Guide for Scientists Investigating the Occurrence of Microplastics Across Matrices

Susanne M. Brander, Violet C. Renick, Melissa M. Foley, Clare Steele, Mary Woo, Amy Lusher, Steve Carr, Paul Helm, Carolynn Box, Sam Cherniak, Robert C. Andrews, and Chelsea M. Rochman

Appl. Spectrosc. 74(9), 1099-1125 (2020)  View: PDF

Toward the Systematic Identification of Microplastics in the Environment: Evaluation of a New Independent Software Tool (siMPle) for Spectroscopic Analysis

Sebastian Primpke, Richard K. Cross, Svenja M. Mintenig, Marta Simon, Alvise Vianello, Gunnar Gerdts, and Jes Vollertsen

Appl. Spectrosc. 74(9), 1127-1138 (2020)  View: PDF  [Suppl. Mat. (1)]

Is It or Isn't It: The Importance of Visual Classification in Microplastic Characterization

Amy L. Lusher, Inger Lise N. Bråte, Keenan Munno, Rachel R. Hurley, and Natalie A. Welden

Appl. Spectrosc. 74(9), 1139-1153 (2020)  View: PDF  [Suppl. Mat. (1)]

Correlative Microscopy and Spectroscopy Workflow for Microplastics

George Sarau, Lasse Kling, Barbara E. Oßmann, Ann-Katrin Unger, Frank Vogler, and Silke H. Christiansen

Appl. Spectrosc. 74(9), 1155-1160 (2020)  View: PDF

Exploring the Potential of Time-Resolved Photoluminescence Spectroscopy for the Detection of Plastics

Sebastian Gies, Eva-Marie Schömann, Julia Anna Prume, and Martin Koch

Appl. Spectrosc. 74(9), 1161-1166 (2020)  View: PDF

Application of a Hybrid Fusion Classification Process for Identification of Microplastics Based on Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

Beauty K. Chabuka and John H. Kalivas

Appl. Spectrosc. 74(9), 1167-1183 (2020)  View: PDF  [Suppl. Mat. (1)]

High-Throughput Analyses of Microplastic Samples Using Fourier Transform Infrared and Raman Spectrometry

Josef Brandt, Lars Bittrich, Franziska Fischer, Elisavet Kanaki, Alexander Tagg, Robin Lenz, Matthias Labrenz, Elke Brandes, Dieter Fischer, and Klaus-Jochen Eichhorn

Appl. Spectrosc. 74(9), 1185-1197 (2020)  View: PDF  [Suppl. Mat. (1)]