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A rapid-screening approach to detect and quantify microplastics based on fluorescent tagging with Nile Red

A new approach is presented for analysis of microplastics in environmental samples, based on selective fluorescent staining using Nile Red (NR), followed by density-based extraction and filtration. The dye adsorbs onto plastic surfaces and renders them fluorescent when irradiated with blue light. Fl...

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Autores principales: Maes, Thomas, Jessop, Rebecca, Wellner, Nikolaus, Haupt, Karsten, Mayes, Andrew G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5353725/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28300146
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep44501