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Microplastics and Nanoplastics
Fig. 8 | Microplastics and Nanoplastics

Fig. 8

From: Investigating the correlation between morphological features of microplastics (5–500 µm) and their analytical recovery

Fig. 8

The diagrams display (left) average RR of FMP fragments at a spatial resolution on the order of 5 µm. Average recovery was estimated at 52.4 ± 3.8% and was largely independent of particle size, with the exception of a noticeable higher RR in the 5–10 µm range. This augmented recovery resulted in a relative concentration enhancement of the smallest size fraction depicted in the histogram (right) displaying average MP size distribution, pre- and post-sample processing. This concentration enhancement may be the result of particle agglomeration and/or particle breakup during sample manipulation

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