The invention provides a micro-plastic
fluorescence detection method based on
carbon quantum dots, and belongs to the technical field of environment detection. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, adjusting the pH value of a filtered
water sample to be detected to 6.5-8.5 by adopting a
buffer solution to serve as a marking medium; secondly, preparing a carbon
quantum dot solution through an
activated sludge hydrothermal method, mixing the carbon
quantum dot solution with a
water sample to be detected in a buffer
system, and reacting for 0.25-24 hours under the conditions that the temperature is 25-45 DEG C and the pH value is 5.0-9.0 to finish
fluorescence labeling. And finally, carrying out
solid-liquid separation on the
water sample solution, re-dispersing the separated
solid substances in water, and carrying out observation and
fluorescence intensity determination by using a
fluorescence microscope or a fluorescence spectrophotometer so as to realize analysis of the
microplastics in the
environmental water sample. The method is green and environment-friendly, is rapid and stable in marking, shows good
detection performance and high
recovery rate in actual water samples such as
river water and
tap water, and provides an effective tool for rapid, simple and convenient detection of micro-plastics in the environment.