A review on methods for extracting and quantifying microplastic in biological tissues
File(s)
Published version
Author(s)
Di Fiore, Cristina
Ishikawa, Yukari
Wright, Stephanie L
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Literature about the occurrence of microplastic in biological tissues has increased over the last few years. This review aims to synthesis the evidence on the preparation of biological tissues, chemical identification of microplastic and accumulation in tissues. Several microplastic’s extraction approaches from biological tissues emerged (i.e., alkaline, acids, oxidizing and enzymatic). However, criteria used for the selection of the extraction method have yet to be clarified. Similarly, analytical methodologies for chemical identification often does not align with the size of particles. Furthermore, sizes of microplastics found in biological tissues are likely to be biologically implausible, due to the size of the biological barriers. From this review, it emerged that further assessment are required to determine whether microplastic particles were truly internalized, were in the vasculature serving these organs, or were an artefact of the methodological process. The importance of a standardisation of quality control/quality assurance emerged. Findings arose from this review could have a broad implication, and could be used as a basis for further investigations, to reduce artifact results and clearly assess the fate of microplastics in biological tissues.
Date Issued
2024-02-15
Date Acceptance
2023-11-09
Citation
Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024, 464
ISSN
0304-3894
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Hazardous Materials
Volume
464
Copyright Statement
© 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by nc-nd/4.0/).
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37979423
PII: S0304-3894(23)02275-6
Subjects
Accumulation
Analytical methods
Biological tissues
Digestion methods
Microplastics
Microplastics
Plastics
Water Pollutants, Chemical
Environmental Monitoring
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
Netherlands
Article Number
132991
Date Publish Online
2023-11-10