Tool - Boxes and Solutions

This portal presents the tools and methods developed by the PlasticUnderground project to measure and understand the contamination of soil, sediment and groundwater by micro- and nano-plastics, to inform public policy.

  • Tool - set for using microplastics as anthropogenic tracers in groundwater

    Framework to use micro- and nanoplastics as tracers in groundwater

  • Py-GC-MS method for the analysis of tyre wear particles and road paint

    Standard operating procedure for the analysis of tyre wear and road paint in soil samples by pyrolysis – gas chromatography mass spectrometry to study roadway run-off

  • Recommendation of screening strategy for micro and nano-plastic degradation in soils

    Methodological guide to identify micro and nano- plastics in soils, together with their diversity and degradation