Microplastics
User Group Meeting 2025
Date: Wednesday, 15 October 2025
Time: 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. CET | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. EST
Location: online
Welcome to our virtual event! Join us alongside fellow microplastic enthusiasts from around the world! As microplastic analysis continues to evolve, there have been significant developments in methodology, validation, sample preparation, etc. This virtual event aims to bring the community together to explore topics such as sampling, sample preparation, analysis, and evaluation, as well as future needs.
We look forward to informative, interactive, and stimulating discussions that can only be successful with your active participation. Your contributions and insights will make this symposium a resounding success.
Stefanie Whitmire, Ph.D.
Clemson Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology & Forest Science
Using the LDIR to Analyze Complex Environmental Samples for Microplastics
Dr. Rosa Peñalver Soler
University of Murcia
Determination of Extractable Pollutants from Microplastics (MPs) to Vegetables: Accumulation and Incorporation into the Food Chain
David Ojeda
LGC Limited
Achieving Accurate Quantification of Microplastics Number Concentration with spICP-MS
Andreas Kerstan
Agilent Technologies
8700 LDIR Chemical Imaging System Demonstration
Jonas Santa Ursula Solis
Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG
The Hidden Challenge - Tackling Blank Values in Microplastic Analytics with LDIR
Aneta Sikora
LGC Limited
Development and Validation of Methodology for the Characterisation of Microplastics in a Model Food Sample by
LD-IR