Separation, pretreatment and analysis of microplastics in freshwater, seawater and wastewater

• Main Author: Σιγάλα, Ευαγγελία
• Other Authors: Sigala, Evangelia
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Microplastics; Freshwater; Seawater; Wastewater; Nile red; Fluorescence; Μικροπλαστικά; Θαλασσινό νερό; Γλυκό νερό; Λύματα; Κόκκινο του Νείλου; Φθορισμός

Microplastics are defined as fragments smaller than 5 mm. They have become an increasingly urgent issue today. Their effects can be aesthetic, economic, and ecological. Until now, there have been no standard methods for analyzing microplastics. Therefore. the aim of this master's thesis is the...