Validation of a method to quantify microfibres present in aquatic surface microlayers

Birkenhead, Joshua; Radford, Freya; Stead, Jessica L.; Cundy, Andrew B.; Hudson, Malcolm D.

doi:10.1038/s41598-020-74635-3

All Outputs (3)

Agricultural soils and microplastics: Are biosolids the problem? (2023)
Journal Article
Radford, F., Horton, A., Hudson, M., Shaw, P., & Williams, I. (2023). Agricultural soils and microplastics: Are biosolids the problem?. Frontiers in Soil Science, 2, Article 941837. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoil.2022.941837

Biosolids are the solid by-product of the wastewater treatment system. They are regularly applied to agricultural land in the UK to fertilize and increase crop yields, but they have been shown to contain high concentrations of microplastics. Here we... Read More about Agricultural soils and microplastics: Are biosolids the problem?.

Developing a systematic method for extraction of microplastics in soils (2021)
Journal Article
Radford, F., Zapata-Restrepo, L. M., Horton, A. A., Hudson, M. D., Shaw, P. J., & Williams, I. D. (2021). Developing a systematic method for extraction of microplastics in soils. Analytical Methods, 13(14), 1695-1705. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0ay02086a

Microplastics are an environmental issue of global concern. Although they have been found in a range of environments worldwide, their contamination in the terrestrial environment is poorly understood. The lack of standardised methods for their detect... Read More about Developing a systematic method for extraction of microplastics in soils.

Validation of a method to quantify microfibres present in aquatic surface microlayers (2020)
Journal Article
Birkenhead, J., Radford, F., Stead, J. L., Cundy, A. B., & Hudson, M. D. (2020). Validation of a method to quantify microfibres present in aquatic surface microlayers. Scientific Reports, 10(1), Article 17892. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-74635-3

Many of the methods for microplastics quantification in the environment are criticised creating problems with data validity. Quantification of microplastics in the surface microlayer of aquatic environments using glass plate dipping holds promise as... Read More about Validation of a method to quantify microfibres present in aquatic surface microlayers.