Microplastics Analysis using FTIR
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrophotometer
FTIR can qualitatively analyze organic matter and some inorganic matter, so it allows quick determination of the main components of fishing nets
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These first two images show the fishing nets and fishing lines collected at Majorca island in Spain and Texel island in the Netherlands.
In these two additional images it's shown fishing nets obtained at a recycling plant. The results of measurement using FTIR showed that, polyethylene was the main component in many case and the other components were polypropylene
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