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| Title | Microplastic detection in soils using spectroscopy and chemometrics |
| Group | Soil Physics and Land Management group |
| Project type | thesis |
| Credits | 24-39 |
| Supervisor(s) | Violette Geissen en Esperanza Huerta Lwanga |
| Examiner(s) | Coen Ritsema |
| Contact info | esperanza.huertalwanga@wur.nl |
| Begin date | 2019/04/01 |
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| Description | Project Description
Microplastics are emerging pollutants that pose an environmental threat. New questions are arising about their impact in aquatic and continental environments. However, research has been jeopardized by the lack of efficient methods to quantify microplastics in complex matrices such as soil or sludge. Current methods are slow, and usually expensive. To fill the gap, new methods that bind spectroscopy and chemometrics are proposed. Wageningen University is looking for a student that can develop and evaluate a new methodology to screen microplastics in soils. The proposed thesis/internship may focus on using near infrared detectors to predict the probability of finding plastic particles within soil samples. |
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