Microplastics: Finding a consensus on the definition
Microplastics: Finding a consensus on the definition
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DOI：
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.11.022
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发表时间：
2019-01-01
影响因子：
5.8
通讯作者：
Nash, Roisin
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作者：
Frias, J. P. G. L.;Nash, Roisin
聚合物科学是上个世纪最具革命性的研究领域之一，它是由第一种合成塑料酚醛树脂的发现所激发的。塑料曾经是一种革命性材料，但现在已逐渐成为全球环境威胁，其分布无处不在。“微塑料”一词于2004年创造，用于描述记录的较小塑料颗粒，但仍然没有一个包罗万象的定义准确地涵盖可能描述微塑料是什么的所有标准。在这里，作者重点介绍了目前报道的描述和识别微塑料的方法，并提出了一个新的定义，其中包含了微塑料的所有重要描述特性。该定义不仅关注尺寸和来源，还考虑了物理和化学定义属性。虽然这份手稿可能会引发争论，但它旨在就微塑料的定义达成共识，这对研究、报告和立法目的都很有用。
Polymer science is one of the most revolutionary research areas of the last century, instigated by the discovery of Bakelite, the first synthetic plastic. Plastic, once a revolutionary material, has gradually become a global environmental threat with ubiquitous distribution.The term 'microplastics' coined in 2004, is used to describe the smaller plastic particles recorded, however there is still no all-inclusive definition that accurately encompasses all criteria that could potentially describe what a microplastic is.Here, the authors focus on the currently reported methods for describing and identifying microplastics and propose a new definition that incorporates all the important descriptive properties of microplastics. This definition not only focuses on size and origin, but also considers physical and chemical defining properties. While this manuscript may promote debate, it aims to reach a consensus on a definition for microplastics which can be useful for research, reporting and legislative purposes.