Microplastic Analysis Services
The Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research provides California-certified microplastic analysis services for drinking water utilities, regulatory agencies, researchers, and industry partners. As of September 1, 2024, we are certified by the State of California to analyze microplastics in drinking water under approved SWB-MP1 methods, making us the first non-profit laboratory accredited for regulatory microplastic testing in the state.
California State Certification for Drinking Water Testing
Our laboratory is certified under:
Field of Accreditation 102 – Inorganic Chemistry of Drinking Water
The approved standard test methods are
- 102.290 001 – Microplastics > 500 μm (SWB-MP1-rev1)
- 102.290 002 – Microplastics 500–212 μm (SWB-MP1-rev1)
- 102.290 003 – Microplastics 212–50 μm (SWB-MP1-rev1)
Microplastic Testing Services
Beyond drinking water analysis, our laboratory performs microplastic testing across a wide range of environmental and biological matrices.
Environmental Sample Analysis
- Air
- Snow
- Sediment
- Compost
- Surface Water
Biological Sample Analysis
- Fish (ex. krill, etc. )
- Specialized biological materials (ex. stool)
Consumer Material
- Tire wear particles
- Chewing gum
- Custom and niche sample types
Microplastic Analytical Services
We deliver comprehensive microplastic analysis through novel hyperspectral imaging processes and high-throughput particle identification.
Spectroscopy Equipment
- µFTIR (micro-Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, iN10MX)
- µATR-FTIR (Thermo Fisher iN10MX)
- Plate Reader FTIR (Thermo Fisher iS50)
- Raman Spectroscopy (Thermo Fisher DXR 3xi)
Polymer Identification & Particle Analysis
- Identification across multiple size classes, from 2 μm to greater than 500 μm
- Classification of fibers, fragments, films, and spheres
- High-throughput particle identification
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