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Sampling and Sample Preparation for Analysis of Microplastics in Soils

  • Despite abundant evidence of the occurrence of microplastics (MP) – these are particles smaller 5 mm – in aquatic environments, little is known about the accumulation of plastic in terrestrial environments, especially in soils. Possible major input pathways could be the use of plastic mulching, the use of compost, sewage sludge or residues from biogas facilities as fertilizers, as well as littering in urban areas. To estimate the MP pollution, the development of reliable, fast methods for sampling, sample preparation, and detection is needed. The obtained data must be representative of the sampled environmental compartment and measurements from different environmental compartments must be comparable. A first breakthrough is an application of ThermoExtractionDesorption-Gas Chromatography-MassSpectrometry (TED-GC-MS) for the detection of MP, including tire abrasives. This method allows the determination of mass content within a few hours and only a minimum of sample preparation forDespite abundant evidence of the occurrence of microplastics (MP) – these are particles smaller 5 mm – in aquatic environments, little is known about the accumulation of plastic in terrestrial environments, especially in soils. Possible major input pathways could be the use of plastic mulching, the use of compost, sewage sludge or residues from biogas facilities as fertilizers, as well as littering in urban areas. To estimate the MP pollution, the development of reliable, fast methods for sampling, sample preparation, and detection is needed. The obtained data must be representative of the sampled environmental compartment and measurements from different environmental compartments must be comparable. A first breakthrough is an application of ThermoExtractionDesorption-Gas Chromatography-MassSpectrometry (TED-GC-MS) for the detection of MP, including tire abrasives. This method allows the determination of mass content within a few hours and only a minimum of sample preparation for samples from aquatic environments is needed. However, in contrast to filtrate samples from aquatic environments, sediment or soil samples need an enrichment of MP. Whereas MP concentration from marine sediments can be obtained by floatation and density Separation techniques using NaCl solutions, the extraction or separation from soils proves to be more difficult, as plastic particles are often part of organo-mineral aggregates within the soil matrix. The aim of this study is the development of a practicable processing guideline for representatively taken soil samples in order to concentrate microplastics, without complex and time-consuming treatment steps. Dispersants or detergents can be applied to decompose the soil matrix, but each preparation step carries the risk of crosscontamination of the sample and prolongs the preparation procedure. For this reason, we choose ZnCl2-solution with a density of 1.7 g/cm3, which include the densities of relevant MP types (0.9-1.7 g/cm3). It was tested to achieve both, disaggregation and separation as it decomposes organic material and dissolves carbonates. Also, ZnCl2 is inert to the precipitation of undesirable salts and Carbonates during the process of density separation, as polytungstate solution does. ZnCl2 can be reused after stepwise filtering (7 µm, 1.5 µm, 0.7 µm). Thus, disposal costs can be reduced. Efficiency and reproducibility of the sample preparation as well as the degradation behavior of MP under the present conditions were demonstrated with model samples. Real sampling campaigns were conducted at several agricultural sites and floodplains in south-west Germany. The sampling was performed according to practice for soil sampling, using adequate sampling strategies (pattern of sampling, number of field samples, homogenization, etc). The lab sample was fractioned into three size classes (5-100 µm, 100-1000 µm, and 1-5 mm). The identification and determination of mass fraction were done using TED-GC-MS.zeige mehrzeige weniger

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Autor*innen:M. Vogler
Koautor*innen:Axel Müller, Ulrike Braun, P. Grathwohl
Dokumenttyp:Posterpräsentation
Veröffentlichungsform:Präsentation
Sprache:Englisch
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung:2019
Organisationseinheit der BAM:6 Materialchemie
6 Materialchemie / 6.6 Physik und chemische Analytik der Polymere
DDC-Klassifikation:Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / Ingenieurwissenschaften / Sanitär- und Kommunaltechnik; Umwelttechnik
Freie Schlagwörter:Density separation; Microplastics; Sample preparation; Soil
Themenfelder/Aktivitätsfelder der BAM:Umwelt
Veranstaltung:EGU 2019 - European Geoscience Union General Assembly 2019
Veranstaltungsort:Wien, Austria
Beginndatum der Veranstaltung:07.04.2019
Enddatum der Veranstaltung:12.04.2019
Verfügbarkeit des Dokuments:Datei im Netzwerk der BAM verfügbar ("Closed Access")
Datum der Freischaltung:17.04.2019
Referierte Publikation:Nein
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