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University Of Nova Gorica

2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Environment

Extraction of Organochlorine Pesticides from Plastic Pellets and Plastic Type Analysis

Marilyne Pflieger¹, Petra Makorič¹, Manca Kovač Viršek², Špela Koren²

¹Laboratory for Environmental Research, University of Nova Gorica, ²Sector for Marine Waters, Institute for Water of the Republic of Slovenia

Microplastics act as vector of potentially toxic organic contaminants with unpredictable effects. This protocol describes an alternative methodology for assessing the levels of organochlorine pesticides adsorbed on plastic pellets and identifying the polymer chemical structure. The focus is on pressurized fluid extraction and attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.

Biology

Studying Cell Death Initiation Using a Digital Microscope

Tina Arnšek^*1, Nuša Golob^*1, Nastja Marondini¹, Maruša Pompe-Novak^1,2, Kristina Gruden¹, Tjaša Lukan¹

¹National Institute of Biology, ²University of Nova Gorica

Here we present a protocol for studying the rate of programmed cell death initiation by continuously imaging inoculated leaves following cell death induction.