Raman optical tweezers for microplastic pollution identification in the surface waters of Okinawa

Domna G. Kotsifaki; Christina Ripken; Síle Nic Chormaic

doi:10.1117/12.2593672

1 August 2021 Raman optical tweezers for microplastic pollution identification in the surface waters of Okinawa

Domna G. Kotsifaki, Christina Ripken, Síle Nic Chormaic

Proceedings Volume 11798, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XVIII; 1179829 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2593672
Event: SPIE Nanoscience + Engineering, 2021, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Marine plastic debris is a widely recognized environmental issue. By employing an optical micro-Raman tweezers setup, we have identified the composition of particles trapped in marine aggregates collected from the coastal surface waters around the subtropical island of Okinawa, Japan. This chemical identification of small microplas- tics at the single-particle level contributes to extending our knowledge of plastic pollution in the ocean around a Blue Zone region.

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Domna G. Kotsifaki, Christina Ripken, and Síle Nic Chormaic "Raman optical tweezers for microplastic pollution identification in the surface waters of Okinawa", Proc. SPIE 11798, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XVIII, 1179829 (1 August 2021); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2593672

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