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Marco Antonio S Silva¹, Guilherme Dognani², André Luiz L DE Faria³

¹Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (UNESP/FCT), Departamento de Geografia, Rua Roberto Simonsen, 305, 19060-080 Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil.

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Area of Science:

Environmental Science
Analytical Chemistry
Materials Science

Background:

Microplastics are persistent environmental contaminants posing risks to ecosystems and human health.
Current methods for microplastic detection, identification, and quantification are challenging.
Filtration using membranes is a common microplastic removal technique, but localization remains difficult.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an efficient spatialization system for locating microplastic fragments on filter membranes.
To reduce the time and complexity associated with microplastic analysis.
To enhance the effectiveness of microplastic detection using microscopy.

Main Methods:

A novel spatialization system utilizing coordinates was implemented.
The system was tested with optical microscopy.
The efficiency was further validated using micro-Raman spectroscopy.

Main Results:

The spatialization system drastically reduced the time required for microplastic fragment localization.
Operation time decreased from 2 hours and 45 minutes to approximately 2 minutes and 20 seconds.
The system proved effective across different microscopy techniques.

Conclusions:

The proposed coordinate-based spatialization system significantly improves the efficiency of microplastic fragment analysis.
This method facilitates faster and more effective identification of microplastics in environmental samples.
The system offers a practical solution to a major challenge in microplastic research and monitoring.