Identifying Plastics
Plastics under the microscope
Plastics under the microscope
Plastic Flourescence
Plastic Flourescence
Photo taken through an orange filter under cyan light
After dying the plastics with the Nile Red solution, the plastics are placed under a microscope in a dark room. Cyan lightbulbs are used to light up the plastics. Photos are taken through an orange filter.
Depending on the reflective luminosity of the plastics, the plastic type can be identified.
Macroplastics collected in 2023