Part One Microplastic and nanoplastic as emerging contaminants 1. Plastic pollution problem 2. Definition and features of micropalstics and nanoplastics 3. Overview of analysis of microplastics and nanoplastics 4. Aims of the analysis and the choices of analytical methods
Part Two Analysis of microplastics 6. Sample collection and pre-treatment 7. Separation and purification of microplastics from the samples 8. Observation and visual identification of microplastics 9. Identification of microplastics using spectroscopic methods 10. Identification of microplastics using GC-MS methods 11. Application of artificial intelligence in the analysis of microplastics 12. Other methods and technology used in the analysis of microplastics 13. Calculation and presentation of the analysis results of microplastics 14. The relation and consistency of nanoplastic analysis to microplastic analysis 15. Separation and enrichment of nanoplastics from the samples 16. Observation and physical characterization of nanoparticles 17. Identification of nanoplastics 18. Quantification and presentation of the analysis results of nanoplastics 19. The harmonization and comparison of previous data from different methods 20. The harmonization of monitoring methods for microplastics in the future 21. The challenges and perspectives of nanoplastics analysis 22. The international digital platform for analysis of microplastics and nanoplastics