Reuse of consumable pipette tips for large-scale trace analysis of contaminants of emerging concern in wastewater
This study shows that solvent-based washing enables safe pipette tip reuse for trace chemical analysis, with EtOH : H 2 O (50 : 50, v/v) providing the best balance of cleaning, and sustainability, reducing plastic waste without performance loss.
Authors
- Annalicia Vaughan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5890-7877)
- Stephanie Wright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1894-2365)
- Leon Barron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5986-3853)
- William Francis
- Helena Rapp-Wright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2306-4890)
- Michael P. White
- Eric Auyang
- Yassir El Hadri
- Juditha Gurumurthy
Institutions
- Willesden Community Rehabilitation Hospital (GB)
- MRC Centre for Environment and Health
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- RSC Sustainability
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d5su00644a
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.99
Funders
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Imperial College London