Characterization and Analysis of Microplastics, Volume 75 presents the latest information on new and published analytical methodologies for the identification and quantification of microplastics. This series focuses on a variety of interesting topics surrounding the field of microplastics, with this new release in the series covering sampling and sample handing, the characterization of microplastics by raman spectroscopy, and techniques for assessing the chemical compounds related to microplastics. Users will find a variety of useful information that includes morphological, physical and chemical characterizations, along with analytical techniques and future perspectives of analytical methodologies in this rapidly advancing field.

1. Microplastics-Occurrence, Fate and Behaviour in the Environment J.P. da Costa, A.C. Duarte and T.A.P. Rocha Santos 2. Microplastics Sampling and Sample Handling M.F. Costa and A.C. Duarte 3. Morphological and Physical Characterization of Microplastics A. Rodríguez-Seijo and R. Pereira 4. Characterization and Quantification of Microplastics by Infrared Spectroscopy G. Renner, T.C. Schmidt and J. Schram 5. Characterisation of Microplastics by Raman Spectroscopy P. Ribeiro-Claro, M.M. Nolasco and C. Araújo 6. Application of Scanning Electron Microscopy-Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) A.V. Girão, G. Caputo and M.C. Ferro 7. Application of Pyrolysis - Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (Py-GC/MS) P. Kusch 8. Advanced Analytical Techniques for Assessing the Chemical Compounds Related to Microplastics L.M. Rios Mendoza, S. Taniguchi and H.K. Karapanagioti 9. The Role of Laboratory Experiments in the Validation of Field Data C. Mouneyrac, F. Lagarde, A. Châtel, F.R. Khan, K. Syberg and A. Palmqvist