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Standardizing pyrolysis gas chromatography mass spectrometry for nanoplastics and microplastics detection to advance environmental research

  • Jing S
  • Wang Y
  • Chen Y
  • et al.
npj Emerging Contaminants (2025) 1(1)
DOI: 10.1038/s44454-025-00001-5
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Nano-/micro-plastics (NMPs, diameter <5 mm) pose significant risks to human health, ecosystems, and the global material cycle. Pyrolysis gas chromatography-mass spectrometry is an essential technique for accurate NMPs detection. This comment highlights the importance of sample preparation, pyrolysis methods, and data processing. We propose four recommendations for assay standardization: solubility-based standard curves, scalable pyrolysis, quantitative product selection, and AI-assisted data analysis, ensuring reliable data and advancing research on NMPs.

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Jing, S., Wang, Y., Chen, Y., Chen, Y., Gong, X., & Wanger, T. C. (2025). Standardizing pyrolysis gas chromatography mass spectrometry for nanoplastics and microplastics detection to advance environmental research. Npj Emerging Contaminants, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44454-025-00001-5

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