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Measurements of microplastics in surface water in the Netherlands
Original title: Metingen van microplastics in oppervlaktewater in Nederland
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This Dutch report gathered existing measurements of microplastics in surface water from several earlier studies. The data were combined into two sets: one showing microplastic concentrations in the water, and another showing the sizes of individual plastic particles found. The work aims to support a future risk assessment of microplastics in surface water.
Voor een eerste risicobeoordeling van microplastics in oppervlaktewater zijn metingen van microplastics in oppervlaktewater verzameld uit verschillende bronnen (Bäuerlein et al. 2022, 2023, Mintenig et al. 2020, 2025 en Mugini-Gras et al. 2021). Deze metingen zijn geharmoniseerd tot twee datasets: microplastic concentraties in oppervlaktewater en afmetingen van afzonderlijke deeltjes.
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