| Subject Area: | Environmental Science | |||
| More specific subject area: | Microplastic pollution | |||
| Method name: | MICROPLASTREAM | |||
| Name and reference of original method: | ||||
| Resource availability: | Material | Specifications | Quantity | Observations |
| 96-well plates | – | – | – | |
| Aluminum tray | – | – | – | |
| ATR-FTIR spectroscope | Thermo Nicolet 6700, Thermo Fisher Scientific | – | – | |
| Balance | AT21 Comparator, d = 0.001 mg, Mettler Toledo | – | For particles | |
| Bottle | 250 mL, GL-45 | 24 | – | |
| Filter paper | – | – | – | |
| Heating plate | – | – | – | |
| Hydrogen peroxide | 30% (w/w) solution | – | CAS: 7722–84–1 | |
| Nitex tissue | 500 µm | 0.5 m2 | – | |
| Open screw cap | GL-45 | 24 | – | |
| Petri dish | 8 cm diameter | – | Similar quantity as samples | |
| Potassium hydroxide | > 85% purity, pellets | – | CAS: 1310–58–3 | |
| Sieve | 500 µm | 1 | Stainless | |
| Stereomicroscope with camera | Leica MZ 75 and Nikon SMZ 800 | – | Equipped with a digital camera | |
| Thermometer | – | – | – | |
| Tweezers | – | 2 | Straight and curved ones | |
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