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ASTM D8401-24 Standard Test Method for Identification and Quantification of Microplastics in Waters has been published

ASTM International published “ASTM D8401-24”, a standard test method for the identification and quantification of microplastics in water using Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (Py-GC/MS). This test method is available on the ASTM.org website.

■ASTM Website:
https://www.astm.org/d8401-24.html

■Title:
Standard Test Method for Identification of Polymer Type and Quantity of Microplastic Particles and Fibers in Waters with High to Low Suspended Solids Using Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry


Py-GC/MS system for microplastic analysis

The "Py-GC/MS system for microplastics analysis" developed by Frontier Laboratories complies with this standard. You can view products and application examples from the link below.

*1 Click to go to the Vimeo site.
*2 After logging in to the member site from the link, click to go to the "On-Demand Seminar"and select "Category: Environmental".

We also have technical notes and papers related to microplastics analysis.


Contact for inquiries regarding this news:

Global Product Marketing division, Frontier Laboratories Ltd. (info@frontier-lab.com)

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