Presentation Profile
Microplastics Workshop
Currently Scheduled: 10/15/2024 - 12:50 PM - 2:50 PM
Room: Bluebonnet
Main Author
Rojin Belganeh - Frontier Lab Americas
- Alan Owens - Shimadzu
Abstract:
Plastic wastes that flow into the ocean are degraded by various mechanical and chemical forces, such as ocean waves and sunlight's photo-oxidation. Fragments less than 5 mm in size are called microplastics (MPs). Environmental pollution by MPs has attracted great global concern due to possible risks to ecosystems and human health.
This workshop demonstrates how micro-furnace pyrolysis-GC/MS quantifies and identifies MP polymers in various environmental samples based on ASTM 8401-24. You will also perform hands-on data interpretation using the F-Search MP engine, which is an analytical software for MP analysis.
