Migration and transformation of(micro)plastics are complex,and the full understanding of these processes at the macro-particle level is challenging.In this commentary,we define the characteristics of plastic-related o...Migration and transformation of(micro)plastics are complex,and the full understanding of these processes at the macro-particle level is challenging.In this commentary,we define the characteristics of plastic-related organic small molecules as chemical fingerprints,based on which the strategies and challenges for tracking plastics were discussed.It was suggested that the chemical fingerprints,as the unique identity markers,have the potential to track any possible process of interest in the full life cycle of plastics,such as processing,use,recycling,abandonment,and environmental aging of plastics.展开更多
基金support from the Open Research Fund of State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research,China(grant number SKLEC-KF202312)the National Natural Science Foundation of China,China(grant numbers 42277374 and 42477409).
文摘Migration and transformation of(micro)plastics are complex,and the full understanding of these processes at the macro-particle level is challenging.In this commentary,we define the characteristics of plastic-related organic small molecules as chemical fingerprints,based on which the strategies and challenges for tracking plastics were discussed.It was suggested that the chemical fingerprints,as the unique identity markers,have the potential to track any possible process of interest in the full life cycle of plastics,such as processing,use,recycling,abandonment,and environmental aging of plastics.
