Cassandra Rauert, Xianyu Wang, Nathan P. Charlton, Chun-Yin Lin, Cheng Tang, Ian Zammit, Ayomi Jayarathne, Christos Symeonides, Emily White, Michael Christensen, Valentina Ponomariova, Jochen F. Mueller, Kevin V. Thomas, Sarah A. Dunlop,
Micro and nanosized plastics (MNPs), and a range of associated additive chemicals, have become pervasive contaminants that humans and the environment are exposed to everyday. However, one of the principal challenges in their analysis is adequate strategies to minimise background contamination. Here a blueprint for a specialised plastics and additive-minimised clean room laboratory built for this purpose is presented. Common laboratory construction materials (n = 23) were tested, including acoustic baffles, ...
Tópico(s): Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
2024 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Hazardous Materials