Review summarizes methods for detecting nanoplastics in marine environments, highlighting the need for standardization.
Key Points
This review aims to summarize the current analytical methods for detecting nanoplastics in marine environments and identify future perspectives on this issue.
Review of current literature on nanoplastics detection methods
Categorization of methods into extraction, separation, and identification
Evaluation of challenges and needs for standardized protocols
Chemical and enzymatic digestion are the most common extraction techniques.
Flotation, filtration, and centrifugation are frequently used for separation.
Spectroscopic methods and fluorescence-based techniques dominate in qualitative and quantitative identification, respectively.
Cite This Study
Fernandez-Sanchez et al. (2026) studied this question.