This is a short course (duration: 2 hours), on the analysis of microplastics in water delivered by Prof Damia Barcelo (University of Almeria, Spain).
Course outline:
- PART 1. Introduction: Global Pollution Macro-Plastic Litter, from Rivers, Sludge, Soils, Groundwaters, Landfills to the Sea
- RIMMEL. JRCFloating Macro litter in European Rivers, Global pollution
- Co-contaminants (Emerging Contam) and MPs, WWTPs, Plant-soil
- Groundwater pollution, modelling soil-GW and MPs
- PART 2. Sampling, Extraction and Analysis
- Sampling, Extraction + clean up: filtration, digestion, density sep
- Visual Identification by Naked Dye, Optical/Electronic Microscopy
- Confirmation: ( µ)FTIR,(µ) Raman, Pyrolisis GC-MS, TG-DSC
- Green Analytical Chemistry methods for MPs
- PART 3. EcoToxicology and Human Health Risk
- Toxicology, effects on fishes and biota, marine and freshwater
- Human health via food and air, citizen science examples
- PART 4. Remediation Technologies and Sustainable Management
- Engineering solutions- advanced water treatment for MPs
Free registration at:
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