SAMPLING, SAMPLE PREPARATION AND DETECTION OF MICROPLASTICS, CURRENT ACTIVITIES IN THE ISO/TC 61/SC14/WG 4 Ulrike Braun, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und prüfung (BAM), Berlin, Germany Claus G. Bannick, Umweltbundesamt (UBA), Berlin, Germany 23 May 2018
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SAMPLING, SAMPLE PREPARATION AND DETECTION OF MICROPLASTICS, CURRENT ACTIVITIES IN THE ISO/TC 61/SC14/WG 4
Ulrike Braun, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und prüfung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
Claus G. Bannick, Umweltbundesamt (UBA), Berlin, Germany
23 May 2018
Outline
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Who we are?
Current activities in the ISO/TC 61/SC14/WG 4
Harmonization progress in Germany
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Who we are?
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Dr. Claus Gerhard BannickHead of Unit Wastewater Technology Research, coordinator of plastic and environment
German Environment AgencyDepartmental research institute of federal ministry for the environment, nature conservation and nuclear safety
Background: Soil, water and agriculture science
Dr. Ulrike BraunCoordinator of microplastic project
Federal Institute of Material Research and TestingDepartmental research institute of federal ministry for economic affairs and energy
Background: Polymer science
=> Working together in the topic of Microplastics (MP) since 2014
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Development of fast MP analysis method:Sampling via fractional filtration
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Procedure
• Pumping of water through three sieves (500 µm, 100 µm, 50 µm, …, 10 µm, 5 µm)• Steam sterilization of filter residue• Freeze drying
Sieve tower
Enables sampling of representative amounts in reasonable time (~ 1000 l around 2-3 h on location)
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Development of fast MP analysis method:Detection via TED-GC-MS (ThermoExtraction & Desorption-GC-MS)
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• Measurement principle: thermal degradation products were collected on the solid phase, desorbed und analyzed via GC-MS
• Identification through specific degradation products
• Determination of mass fractions is possible
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solid phase
Thermo balance TDU-GC-MS
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• Fully automated process
• Sample mass up to 50 mg
• Testing time 2 h 20 min
• Standard deviation less than 5 %
• Almost no sample preparation
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Polymer LOD in µg
PE 1.6
PP 0.44
PS 0.20
PET 0.68
PA6 0.52
PA6.6 2.8
PMMA 0.20
SBR 0.27
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Current application of fast MP analysis method:Detection via TED-GC-MS (ThermoExtraction & Desorption-GC-MS)
Preparation As received As received As received Isolated particles
As received As received As received
Measurement time
d d min h h h h
Result Identification Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Only PS, PET
Only PET, PC
Mass fraction No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Degradation Yes No No Yes No (Yes) No
Particle size Yes Yes No No No No No
* Elert, A. M.; Becker, R.; Duemichen, E.; Eisentraut, P.; Falkenhagen, J.; Sturm, H.; Braun, U., Comparison of different methods for MP detection: What can we learn from them, and why asking the right question before measurements matters? Environmental Pollution 2017, 231, (Part 2), 1256-1264.** Wang, L.; Zhang, J.; Hou, S.; Sun, H., A Simple Method for Quantifying Polycarbonate and Polyethylene Terephthalate Microplastics in Environmental Samples by Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Environmental Science & Technology Letters 2017, 4, (12), 530-534.
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Application of MP analysis method:Waste water treatment plant
Very low contents per mass in environmental media in terrestrial samples: Need of up-concentration
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There is still no general solution …
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…but asking three questions helps to focus a systematic approach:
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Why asking the right questions before matters?
Detection
Samplingpreparation
Sampling Environmental media?water
sedimentssludge
soilair
biota
Goal of investigation?Sort
Particle number, size, formMass fractionAging status
Group of interest?Academia
Regulation / legislatureMonitoring controller
…
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What is standardization?
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Product DIN CEN ISO
Norm DINDIN ENDIN EN ISO
ENEN ISO
ISO
TechnicalSpecification
DIN SPEC(TS)
CEN/TSCen ISO/TS
ISO/TS
Technical Report
DIN SPEC (TR)
CEN/TRCEN ISO/TR
ISO/TR
Open Paper DIN SPEC (PAS)
PAS IWA
Is the scheduled standardization of material and immaterial objects carried out jointly by interested parties in consensus for the benefit of the general public.
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Standardization in “Microplastics” (~ 2016)
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Challenge: As this is an international problem, solutions can and should only be created through international bodies/ at international level.
Goal: Development of standards for the investigation and evaluation of plastics in environmentally relevant liquids and solids
=> Start of international standardization activities in ISO/TC 61 "Plastics“ (ad hoc group): Plastics in the Environment –Current state of knowledge and methodologies(Technical Report 21960)
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Convener: Claus G. Bannick
Standardization in “Microplastics” (~ 2017)
=> Foundation of a Sub-Committee ISO/TC 61/SC 14 „Plastics and environment“:pooling of existing and new working groups
=> Cooperation with other ISO or CEN/TCs and consideration of already existing standards, standards in progress and standards to be expected and framework specifications (Vienna Agreement): 11 positive, 0 negative, 8 abstentions
=> The following international and European Technical Committees of ISO and CEN have already dealt with partial aspects which must be taken into account in the overall concept:
Occurrence of plastics in environment (water, sediments, sludge, soil, air, biota)
Testing methods with focus microplastics(sampling, sampling preparation, analysis)
Entry pathways, environmental assessment
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Actual microplastic project in Germany: Plastics in environment
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
18 projects, ~ 35 Mio Euro
Run from summer 2017 up to 2021
12 projects are related to microplastics
Harmonization of data !!! ???
Definition of cross-cutting issues (i.a):
=> Terms and definitions
=> Analytics and reference materials: Living document with recommendation and round robin tests
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Actual microplastic project in Germany: Definition of first, general rules
Working without plastic equipment (only silicone)
Working in laminar flow boxes, especially during sampling preparation
Documentation of blanc values, recovery rates with reference materials
Hygenisation of samples from critical sources (WWTP)
Result documentation in particle numbers per volume (or dry mass) or in mass fraction per volume (or dry mass)
Classification of MP sizes (practical aspects during sampling and detection, effect assessment)
Particle size class µm 5,000–
1,0001000–
500 500–100 100–50 50–10 10–5 5–1
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Actual microplastic project in Germany: Definition of first rules for detection
No visual methods without chemical identification
Considering the requirement for detection methods:- dimension of analyzed sample mass (with respect to the representativeness of sample)- measurement time (with respect to monitoring processes)- lower detection limit (with respect to expected MP findings)
Considering the results of detection methods- sort of polymer- number, size and form of particles- mass fraction- aging status
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Actual microplastic project in Germany: Definition of first rules for sampling
Sampling of water dependent from suspended particular matter (SPM)- more than 10 mg/L of SPM: 10-20 L- less than 0,5 mg/L of SPM: 10 m3
- between 0,5 and 10 mg/L of SPM: 1-5 m3
Particle size class µm 5,000–
1,0001000–
500 500–100 100–50 50–10 10–5 5–1
Sampling of solid environmental media- in progress
Classification of MP sizes
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Actual microplastic project in Germany: Definition of first rules for sample preparation
Dependent on sample source and detection method
Working in laminar flow boxes
Chemical, physical or enzymatic steps- recommendation in progress
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• Doing research • Be active in standardization• Cross link your national
projects• Cross link people from
different backgrounds (polymer, environmental protection, biology, soil, marine water,…)
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Summery
Thanks to the microplastic team at BAM:
Erik Dümichen
Paul Eisentraut
Caroline Goedecke
Daniel Dittmann
Korinna Altmann
Axel Müller
Andrea PaulJana Falkenhagen
Roland BeckerFabian RothHeidi Marx
Financial support
LukasWander
Anna MariaElert
Anne K. BarthelMathias Ricking
Nathan ObermaierThanks to the Microplastics Team at UBA:
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