Quantfication of microplastic contamination in drinking water produced by Surface Water Treatment Plant

Increasing interest in MP environmental pollution, including drinking water, has created a significant need for simple, affordable, standardised, and reliable analysis methods. The analytical method used in this work is micro-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (µ-FT-IR) analysis. It is in line with the European directive concerning the methodology to measure MPs in water intended for human consumption as well as with Draft ISO 16094-2 Water quality - Analysis of microplastic in water. Part 2: Vibrational spectroscopy methods for waters with low content of suspended solids including drinking water (under development).