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class="breadcrumb-current-title">How Much Microplastic Do You Eat in a Day?</span></div></div></header><div class="site-inner"><div class="content-sidebar-wrap"><main class="content"><article class="post-3238 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-food-beverage category-gc-ms tag-gc-ms tag-microplastics tag-water-analysis entry" aria-label="How Much Microplastic Do You Eat in a Day?"><header class="entry-header"><h1 class="entry-title">How Much Microplastic Do You Eat in a Day?</h1> <span class="post-info-author"> By <a href="https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/tf-author/analyteguru-staff/" title="Posts by AnalyteGuru Staff" rel="author">AnalyteGuru Staff, </a> </span> <span class="post-info-date"> 03.01.2023 </span> </header><div class="entry-content"><div class="lia-message-body-content"> <p><em>Editor’s note: Contributing to this blog post were Dr. Michael Soll, European Business Development Manager, Frontier Laboratories, Essen, Germany, andDr. Klaus Schrickel, Senior Application Scientist GC and GC-MS, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Dreieich, Germany,for their help and input on the project.</em></p> <p>Did you know that, if you wash five pairs of new jeans for the first time, enough microplastic (MP) leaches out to make a plastic bag?</p> <p><img decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-13275 alignright" src="https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Fish-1-1.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="346" srcset="https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Fish-1-1.jpg 500w, https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Fish-1-1-300x208.jpg 300w, https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Fish-1-1-96x65.jpg 96w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" />There are a lot of different sources for the intake of MP into the food chain, e.g., car tires, plastic bottles and bags, and even laundry. The reality is, intake sources are everywhere.</p> <p>MP and even worse nanoplastics cannot be filtered out in a water treatment plant and thus find their way into every water resource. From there it flows into our oceans, contaminates the water there and enters directly into the food chain.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thuenen.de/de/fachinstitute/fischereioekologie/plasm-mikroplastik-und-meeresfische" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow noreferrer">Marine litter</a> consists of various materials, of which plastic is considered particularly problematic due to its low degradation rate. In European regions, around 70-80 percent of marine litter consists of plastic. According to recent estimates, approximately 4.8 million tons of plastic waste enter the world’s oceans each year. Studies on marine litter often use an internationally agreed protocol (e.g., ICES International Bottom Trawl Survey, IBTS) to record the collected macro litter (>2.5 cm) in a standardized way. In addition to macrowaste, small plastic particles, so-called microplastics (<5 mm), are of particular interest. Microplastics are of particular concern from an ecological point of view, as they are ingested by marine organisms.</p> <p>However, <a href="https://www.aquakulturinfo.de/mikroplastik" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow noreferrer">hazardous additives</a> from the production of the plastic can enter the environment when it decomposes into microplastics (so-called leaching). Plastic particles also absorb persistent organic compounds (POPs), e.g., polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The hydrophobic organic chemicals adhere to the microplastic and concentrations can reach many times 聙聰 up to 1 million times higher 聙聰 than that of the surrounding medium (e.g., water). Like additives, POPs can enter and accumulate in organisms through ingestion of the microplastic. Additives and POPs can have hormonal effects, be carcinogenic or toxic.</p> <p>Figure 1 shows an overview of MP (source FRONTIER LAB).</p> <p style="text-align: center"><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" style="width: 756px"><span class="lia-inline-image-caption"><img decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-13274 aligncenter" src="https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Figure-1-1.png" alt="" width="756" height="404" srcset="https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Figure-1-1.png 756w, https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Figure-1-1-300x160.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px" />Figure 1: Overview of microplastics.</span></span></p> <p>This blog post will show you an example of a salmon sample. You will learn about the sample preparation 聙聰 a difficult part of the analysis 聙聰 pyrolysis in combination with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) single quadrupole analysis, followed by a detailed search, and quantification in a special pyrolysis software.</p> <h3 id="toc-hId-1155094365"><strong>Which technology is used to detect microplastics and nanoplastics?</strong></h3> <p>There are different technologies available for the identification of MP, however, if it comes to nanoplastic and/or quantification, pyrolysis GC-MS is the best technology that provides proven, detailed and accurate results.</p> <p>The analysis starts after sample preparation of biota (food samples) with pyrolysis.</p> <p><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right" style="width: 500px"><span class="lia-inline-image-caption"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-13273 alignright" src="https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Figure-2-1.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" srcset="https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Figure-2-1.jpg 500w, https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Figure-2-1-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" />Figure 2: The pyrolyzer and autosampler mounted on a Thermo Scientific TRACE 1610 Series Gas Chromatograph and coupled to an ISQ 7610 single quadrupole MS.</span></span></p> <p>FRONTIER LAB has developed a pyrolysis system for the analysis of MP. With a special data analysis software, it is made easy, even for inexperienced analysts to detect and interpretate polymers. The analytical procedure, including the identification, is automated and results can be obtained within about 30 minutes per sample.</p> <ul> <li>After pyrolyzation, the sample enters the GC, the compounds are separated, and the Thermo Scientific聞垄 <a href="https://www.thermofisher.com/order/catalog/product/CL2GAS000001" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">TRACE聞垄 1310</a> gas chromatography system detection is performed on a Thermo Scientific <a href="https://www.thermofisher.com/order/catalog/product/ISQ7610-AEI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ISQ聞垄 7610</a> single quadrupole GC-MS.</li> </ul> <h3 id="toc-hId-2042598046"><strong>Instrument parameters</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Pyrolysis FRONTIER LAB 3030D <ul> <li>Pyrolysis temperature: 550脗潞 C (system check) 600脗潞 C (calibration standards and samples)</li> <li>Interface: 320脗潞 C</li> </ul> </li> <li>TRACE 1310 GC <ul> <li>Column: Thermo Scientific TraceGOLD TG-5HT 30m x 0.25mm x 0.25脗碌m</li> <li>Injector: 340脗潞 C (with hot injection adapter)</li> <li>Split: 115 mL/min</li> <li>Oven: 40脗潞 C 聙聯 2 min 聙聯 20脗潞 C/min 聙聯 280脗潞 C 聙聯 10 min 聙聯 40脗潞 C/min 聙聯 320脗潞 C 聙聯 15 min</li> <li>Carrier gas: Helium, 150 kPa, const. pressure</li> </ul> </li> <li>ISQ 7610 <ul> <li>Full Scan 29-350 amu</li> <li>Transfer line: 300脗潞 C</li> <li>Ion source: 300脗潞 C</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h3 id="toc-hId--1364865569"><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right" style="width: 756px"><span class="lia-inline-image-caption"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-13272" src="https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Figure-3-1.png" alt="" width="600" height="359" srcset="https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Figure-3-1.png 756w, https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Figure-3-1-300x179.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" />Figure 3: MP standard.</span></span><strong>Analyzed MP standards</strong></h3> <p>For quantification and a system check, it is necessary to use microplastics calibration standards. Those are commercially available from FRONTIER LAB.</p> <p>Figure 3 shows the composition of the standard diluted in SiO2, as well as the relevant m/z of the quantifier compounds.</p> <p>Figure 4 shows the total ion chromatogram (TIC) of the MP standard obtained on an <a href="https://www.thermofisher.com/de/de/home/industrial/mass-spectrometry/gas-chromatography-mass-spectrometry-gc-ms/gc-ms-systems/single-quadrupole-gc-ms.html?gclid=CjwKCAiArY2fBhB9EiwAWqHK6v_XPS-BslBAVMii2f5a_Oj0X5hggy_rSbnGIdyic7DIDLrEoNzGxxoC0LgQAvD_BwE&cid=E.23CMD.DL103.12921.01&ef_id=CjwKCAiArY2fBhB9EiwAWqHK6v_XPS-BslBAVMii2f5a_Oj0X5hggy_rSbnGIdyic7DIDLrEoNzGxxoC0LgQAvD_BwE:G:s&s_kwcid=AL!3652!3!634270944213!p!!g!!thermo%20isq%207000" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ISQ 7610</a>.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" style="width: 605px"><span class="lia-inline-image-caption"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-13271 aligncenter" src="https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Figure-4-1.png" alt="" width="605" height="348" srcset="https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Figure-4-1.png 605w, https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Figure-4-1-300x173.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px" />Figure 4: Calibration standard MPCS/SiO2 – 4,08 mg.</span></span></p> <h3 id="toc-hId--477361888"><strong>Software used in this example for the analysis of MP</strong></h3> <p>The ISQ 7610 MS is controlled by the Thermo Scientific <a href="https://www.thermofisher.com/de/de/home/industrial/chromatography/chromatography-data-systems-cds.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI0MmRgNWF_QIVto1oCR1Ybw3BEAAYASAAEgKBsvD_BwE&cid=E.23CMD.DL103.12923.01&https://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/industrial/chromatography/chromatography-data-systems-cds/cds-software-built-mass-spectrometry.html?cid=E.22CMD.DL102.05715.01&ef_id=EAIaIQobChMI0MmRgNWF_QIVto1oCR1Ybw3BEAAYASAAEgKBsvD_BwE:G:s&s_kwcid=AL!3652!3!581202831554!p!!g!!chromeleon%20cds" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Chromeleon聞垄 Chromatography Data System (CDS</a>). Chromeleon CDS also delivers the data generated by the MS and allows library search versus commercially available libraries and the option for a quantitative analysis. However, this software is made for MS analysis and doesn’t address the specialties of MP analysis, such as background subtraction. Figure 5 shows a pyrolysis cup and a procedure blank in Chromeleon CDS.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" style="width: 605px"><span class="lia-inline-image-caption"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-13270 aligncenter" src="https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Figure-5-1.png" alt="" width="605" height="340" srcset="https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Figure-5-1.png 605w, https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Figure-5-1-300x169.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px" />Figure 5: System blank on the ISQ 7610.</span></span></p> <p>This is a clean blank, however, the procedural blank needs to be subtracted before quantification.</p> <p>After a net.cdf export, the data are loaded into F-SEARCH MPs MPs 2.0, analytical software for microplastic analysis. What does F-SEARCH MPs do?</p> <ul> <li>Quick identification of polymer types for unknown MPs by a sophisticated search program茫聙聙</li> <li>Automatic creation of calibration curves and quick quantification</li> <li>Library for 12 commonly used polymers</li> </ul> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-13269 alignright" src="https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Frontier-Monitor-1.png" alt="" width="357" height="306" srcset="https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Frontier-Monitor-1.png 357w, https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Frontier-Monitor-1-300x257.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 357px) 100vw, 357px" /></p> <p>Operational process</p> <p>Step 1 Adjustment of retention index (RI)<br /> 茫聙聙茫聙聙 RI is created based on the pyrolyzates of MPCS</p> <p>Step 2 Creating a calibration file (QFL) (e.g. 3 points, <em>n</em>= 5)<br /> 茫聙聙茫聙聙 Calibration file is created based on pyrograms of MPCS</p> <p>Step 3 Qualitative/quantitative analysis<br /> of actual MPs analysis data</p> <p>Step 4 Interpretation/review of results</p> <p>What do the results look like? This is shown in Figure 6.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" style="width: 756px"><span class="lia-inline-image-caption"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-13268" src="https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Figure-6-1.png" alt="" width="756" height="431" srcset="https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Figure-6-1.png 756w, https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Figure-6-1-300x171.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" style="width: 756px"><span class="lia-inline-image-caption">Figure 6: Results provided by F-SEARCH MPs. The table shows the results of a calibration standard as sample.</span></span></p> <p>The bar graph is a nice feature, showing the amount/composition of different MP in percent (without background subtraction) at a glance.</p> <p>Watch this <a title="Watch the video from Frontier Laboratories" href="https://www.emsca.de/fileadmin/user_upload/videos/video_fsearch.mp4" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow noreferrer">video</a> from FRONTIER LAB:</p> <p><a href="https://www.emsca.de/fileadmin/user_upload/videos/video_fsearch.mp4" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-13282 size-full" src="https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Frontier-Video-2-1.jpg" alt="" width="915" height="514" srcset="https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Frontier-Video-2-1.jpg 915w, https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Frontier-Video-2-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Frontier-Video-2-1-768x431.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px" /></a></p> <h3 id="toc-hId-1297645474"><strong>Sample preparation for salmon </strong></h3> <p>Here we will show an overview of the sample preparation. The samples what have been analyzed have been provided fully prepared and filtered on a glass fiber filter. Details can be found in the <a title="View the master's thess" href="https://bora.uib.no/bora-xmlui/handle/1956/21933" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow noreferrer">master’s thesis</a>.</p> <p><strong>Chemicals</strong>: PDF page 28</p> <p><strong>Method</strong>: PDF page 29-31 (聙聹optimized protocol 1聙聺; 24 h incubation with orbital agitation at 125 rpm, 40 脗掳C, using KOH and detergents in a saline buffer solution)</p> <p><strong>75 g of salmon for the sample preparation</strong></p> <p>Note: Bones were removed from the salmon tissue, because they can present a problem when calculating digestion efficiencies. Thus, we experience fewer organic contaminants on the filter for analysis.</p> <p>An overview of the sample preparation is shown in Figure 7.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" style="width: 756px"><span class="lia-inline-image-caption"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-13281 aligncenter" src="https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Figure-7-1.png" alt="" width="756" height="372" srcset="https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Figure-7-1.png 756w, https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Figure-7-1-300x148.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px" />Figure 7: Sample preparation at a glance.</span></span></p> <h3 id="toc-hId--2109818141"><strong>Results</strong></h3> <p>Figure 8 shows a TIC of a salmon sample and the picture of a filter before pyrolysis. Since only one sample was available, the filter was cut into two pieces before putting into the pyrolysis cup. It must be taken into consideration, that only 75 g of salmon were used. The normal serving size of a piece of salmon in a restaurant is 200 g, so, the intake into the human body is much higher. Due to the sample preparation, there are limits in the amount of sample that can be used. Otherwise, big reactors that exceed the size of a normal lab would be needed.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" style="width: 605px"><span class="lia-inline-image-caption"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-13279 aligncenter" src="https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Figure-8-1.png" alt="" width="605" height="341" srcset="https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Figure-8-1.png 605w, https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Figure-8-1-300x169.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px" />Figure 8: TIC of half of the salmon sample.</span></span></p> <p>Figure 9 shows the EICs (m/z 82 to detect hydrocarbons) of the procedural blank and lowest calibration level 1 in FSEARCH MPs.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" style="width: 756px"><span class="lia-inline-image-caption"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-13278 aligncenter" src="https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Figure-9-1.png" alt="" width="756" height="261" srcset="https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Figure-9-1.png 756w, https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Figure-9-1-300x104.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px" />Figure 9: TIC of half of the salmon sample.</span></span></p> <p>Microplastics polyethylene (PE) is not included, or only in a very small amount. The blank must be subtracted in F-SEARCH MPs for correction of the results. This is a very important feature and, in some cases, necessary, however it’s not an automated function.</p> <p>Figure 10 shows the calibration curves for some of the polymers found in the salmon sample. This is the base for the following quantification of MP in the real sample.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" style="width: 756px"><span class="lia-inline-image-caption"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-13277 aligncenter" src="https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Figure-10-1.png" alt="" width="756" height="400" srcset="https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Figure-10-1.png 756w, https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Figure-10-1-300x159.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px" />Figure 10: Calibration curves of single polymers in F-SEARCH MPs.</span></span></p> <p>Figure 11 shows results in F-SEARCH MPs. The bar graph allows a rough overview of the MP contained and the amount by percent. On the right side of the figure, the result is shown with and without background correction. Also impressive is the library match, which was set to a minimum of 80 percent. All identified polymers had a greater match then 90 percent.</p> <p>What we see here is traces in the 脗碌g range. The total amount of the microplastics on the filter is around 7.5 脗碌g in 75 g of salmon muscle meat. But, as mentioned, only 75 g of salmon was used. Knowing the amount of salmon that is consumed allows the analyst to conclude how much MP enters the human body. Just by interpolation, if 200 g were consumed, we could reach a level of 20 脗碌g of MP.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" style="width: 756px"><span class="lia-inline-image-caption"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-13276 aligncenter" src="https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Figure-11-1.png" alt="" width="756" height="334" srcset="https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Figure-11-1.png 756w, https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/analyteguru/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/06/Microplastics-Figure-11-1-300x133.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px" />Figure 11: Quantified polymers in the salmon sample.</span></span></p> <h3 id="toc-hId--1222314460"><strong>Conclusion</strong></h3> <p>This example shows the necessity of a fully automated workflow for the analysis of polymers.</p> <p>Thermo Fisher Scientific offers 聙聰 together with Frontier Laboratories 聙聰 a system that allows the sensitive detection of MP in food samples. Since pyrolysis is sometimes considered as a 聙聹dirty聙聺 technique, a big advantage is the Vacuum-Probe-Interlock (VPI) on the ISQ 7610, that allows to exchange the ion source after contamination without breaking the vacuum.</p> <p>There are already many systems that include autosamplers from FRONTIER LAB in the market, for fully automated pyrolysis.</p> <p>The ISQ 7610 provides the necessary sensitivity to detect 脗碌g of MP in food samples. FRONTIER LAB provides the standards, the library and the F-SEARCH MPs software, to perform MP analysis without compromises.</p> <h3 id="toc-hId--334810779"><strong>So … how much microplastic do you eat in a day?</strong></h3> <p>This blog post shared only one example of microplastic analysis in food. There are many more foods that are contaminated. In a later blog post this year, we will show the challenges with Fleur de Sel (a rare type of sea salt) as sample matrix. And as many matrices are out there, just as many sample preparations are needed. In general, a conclusion might be made, that the sample preparation is the most time-consuming step compared to the analysis itself. And unfortunately, there is not one single solution for all kind of biota.</p> <p>The pyrolysis followed by GC-MS analysis is a proven standard for microplactics analysis. When the sample comes on a filter, it doesn’t matter whether it comes from water (environmental) or is a biota sample. 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