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Validation of ATR FT-IR to identify polymers of plastic marine debris, including those ingested by marine organisms

Overview of attention for article published in Marine Pollution Bulletin, January 2018
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Title
Validation of ATR FT-IR to identify polymers of plastic marine debris, including those ingested by marine organisms
Published in
Marine Pollution Bulletin, January 2018
DOI 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.12.061
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Authors

Melissa R. Jung, F. David Horgen, Sara V. Orski, Viviana Rodriguez C., Kathryn L. Beers, George H. Balazs, T. Todd Jones, Thierry M. Work, Kayla C. Brignac, Sarah-Jeanne Royer, K. David Hyrenbach, Brenda A. Jensen, Jennifer M. Lynch

Abstract

Polymer identification of plastic marine debris can help identify its sources, degradation, and fate. We optimized and validated a fast, simple, and accessible technique, attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR FT-IR), to identify polymers contained in plastic ingested by sea turtles. Spectra of consumer good items with known resin identification codes #1-6 and several #7 plastics were compared to standard and raw manufactured polymers. High temperature size exclusion chromatography measurements confirmed ATR FT-IR could differentiate these polymers. High-density (HDPE) and low-density polyethylene (LDPE) discrimination is challenging but a clear step-by-step guide is provided that identified 78% of ingested PE samples. The optimal cleaning methods consisted of wiping ingested pieces with water or cutting. Of 828 ingested plastics pieces from 50 Pacific sea turtles, 96% were identified by ATR FT-IR as HDPE, LDPE, unknown PE, polypropylene (PP), PE and PP mixtures, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, and nylon.

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Unknown 1609 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 224 14%
Student > Master 209 13%
Student > Ph. D. Student 181 11%
Researcher 165 10%
Student > Doctoral Student 57 4%
Other 175 11%
Unknown 598 37%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Chemistry 205 13%
Environmental Science 180 11%
Engineering 127 8%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 91 6%
Materials Science 75 5%
Other 244 15%
Unknown 687 43%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 22. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 08 August 2023.
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#1,669,793
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Outputs from Marine Pollution Bulletin
#597
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#37,693
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Outputs of similar age from Marine Pollution Bulletin
#17
of 156 outputs
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