The Mass Spectrometry society of Japan - The 71st Annual Conference on Mass Spectrometry, Japan

Abstract

Symposium Sessions

Day 1, May 15(Mon.) 13:30-14:00 Room B (Room 1202)

Environmental Microplastic Analysis in Pyrolysis GC/MS

(NITech)
oShinya Kitagawa, Hajime Ohtani

Pyrolysis GC/MS has a potential as an effective tool for analyzing environmental microplastics. Here, we developed a method for identification of polymer species in a complex mixture using pyrolysis GC/MS coupled with atmospheric pressure chemical ionization-high resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometry. In addition, we successfully quantified the content of polystyrene ingested in single Daphnia magna in pyrolysis GC/MS. Moreover, pyrolysis GC/MS analysis of the airborne MPs was also demonstrated.