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Representative Test Material for Validation of Density Separation as Part of Microplastic Quantification in Drinking Water

Dóra Méhn, Jessica Ponti, Douglas D. Gilliland, Guillaume Bucher, Gabriella F. Schirinzi, Francesco Fumagalli, J. Francisco Barbosa‐de‐Bessa

2025

Abstract

Research scientific paper in support to regulatory landscape for microplastics, including the European Union’s Drinking Water Directive. The article describes a PVC based representative test material of industrial origin, and application in density separation procedure evaluation, compatibly with the European Commission’s recommendations for quantifying microplastics in water for human consumption.

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