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Stormwater microplastics less than 250 microns: quantifying morphology, size distribution, and polymer characterization by FTIR-microscopy
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Parmar, Swaraj. Stormwater microplastics less than 250 microns: quantifying morphology, size distribution, and polymer characterization by FTIR-microscopy. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-c9xr-cn60

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TitleStormwater microplastics less than 250 microns: quantifying morphology, size distribution, and polymer characterization by FTIR-microscopy
NameParmar, Swaraj (author); Arbuckle-Keil, Georgia (chair); Fahrenfeld, Nicole (member); Kumi, George (member); Rutgers University; Graduate School - Camden
Date Created2023
Other Date2022-10 (degree)
SubjectAnalytical chemistry, Microplastics, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
Extent105 pages : illustrations
DescriptionMicroplastics (MP), which are synthetic polymers smaller than 5 mm in size, are of concern due to their omnipresence in the marine environment. MPs have been reported in freshwater, wastewater, and in marine water, as well as in a wide variety of marine organisms. However, not many studies to date have investigated stormwater MP concentration or effectively characterized the type of polymers encountered in stormwater. The aim of this study is to devise a reliable subsampling and particle count technique to quantify MP concentrations in the class size of 63um to 250um. This study also included identification of polymer profiles and analysis of the size and morphology distribution. Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) microscopy is the primary technique used to characterize and identify MP at five different urban, suburban, and green infrastructure stormwater sites across northern New Jersey during six separate storm events. Comparison of results indicated that MPs in the size class of interest in this study were present in larger quantities compared to the larger size classes (250um to 2000um).
NoteM.S.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
Genretheses
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-c9xr-cn60
LanguageEnglish
CollectionCamden Graduate School Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work.
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