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Interlaboratory Comparison Reveals State of the Art in Microplastic Detection and Quantification Methods

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Julia Süssmann, Stefania Federici, Jacopo La Nasa, Priscilla Carrillo-Barragán, Dmitri Ciornii, Julia Süssmann, Guyu Peng, Hye-Weon Yu, Elvis D. Okoffo, Elvis D. Okoffo, Elvis D. Okoffo, Jacopo La Nasa, Julia Süssmann, Christoph Krafft, Guyu Peng, Guyu Peng, Korinna Altmann Christian Laforsch, Cassandra Rauert, Felix Steinfeld, Seung‐Kyu Kim, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, J.M. Andrade, Georg Dierkes, Korinna Altmann Greta Biale, Priscilla Carrillo-Barragán, Korinna Altmann Dorte Herzke, Cassandra Rauert, Anja F. R. M. Ramsperger, Stefania Federici, Greta Biale, Cassandra Rauert, Anja F. R. M. Ramsperger, Seung‐Kyu Kim, Marius Bednarz, Gbotemi A. Adediran, Gbotemi A. Adediran, Cassandra Rauert, Georg Dierkes, Guyu Peng, Seung‐Kyu Kim, Cassandra Rauert, Cassandra Rauert, Seung‐Kyu Kim, Gbotemi A. Adediran, Dorte Herzke, Mara Putzu, Martin G. J. Löder, Georg Dierkes, Alexandra ter Halle, Alexandra ter Halle, Christian Laforsch, Anja F. R. M. Ramsperger, Stefania Federici, Mara Putzu, Dorte Herzke, Alessio Gomiero, Alexandra ter Halle, Greta Biale, Guyu Peng, Alessio Gomiero, Lars Hildebrandt, Alina Maltseva, Alessio Gomiero, Alessio Gomiero, Alessio Gomiero, Alessio Gomiero, Alessio Gomiero, Guyu Peng, Lars Hildebrandt, Alina Maltseva, Mara Putzu, Dmitri Ciornii, Adrián Jaén-Gil, Alina Maltseva, Anja F. R. M. Ramsperger, Alessio Gomiero, Dorte Herzke, Alessio Gomiero, Guyu Peng, Greta Biale, Lars Hildebrandt, Alexandra ter Halle, Alessio Gomiero, Christian Laforsch, Guyu Peng, Alessio Gomiero, Jacopo La Nasa, Alexandra ter Halle, Alessio Gomiero, Lihui An, Guyu Peng, Alessio Gomiero, Jacopo La Nasa, Alexandra ter Halle, Guyu Peng, Mara Putzu, Priscilla Carrillo-Barragán, Martin G. J. Löder, Jacopo La Nasa, Natascha Schmidt, Lars Hildebrandt, Lars Hildebrandt, Alessio Gomiero, Lars Hildebrandt, Dorte Herzke, Natascha Schmidt, Natascha Schmidt, Dorte Herzke, Dorte Herzke, Guyu Peng, Alessio Gomiero, Dorte Herzke, Natascha Schmidt, Natascha Schmidt, Priscilla Carrillo-Barragán, Martin G. J. Löder, Anja F. R. M. Ramsperger, Alessio Gomiero, Greta Biale, Alessio Gomiero, Lars Hildebrandt, Dorte Herzke, J.M. Andrade, Natascha Schmidt, Guyu Peng, J.M. Andrade, Mara Putzu, Martin G. J. Löder, Guyu Peng, Jaehak Jung, Greta Biale, Mara Putzu, Irene Coralli, Christian Laforsch, Irene Coralli, Irene Coralli, Lars Hildebrandt, Jacopo La Nasa, Irene Coralli, Korinna Altmann Elvis D. Okoffo, Andrea Mario Giovannozzi, Lars Hildebrandt, Anja F. R. M. Ramsperger, Jacopo La Nasa, Lars Hildebrandt, Elvis D. Okoffo, Lars Hildebrandt, Takahisa Ishimura, Lars Hildebrandt, Lihui An, Seung‐Kyu Kim, Korinna Altmann J.M. Andrade, Maria Elisabetta Fadda, Korinna Altmann Jacopo La Nasa, Elvis D. Okoffo, Daniele Fabbri, Elvis D. Okoffo, Anja F. R. M. Ramsperger, Julia Süssmann, Justine Jacquin, J.M. Andrade, Marius Bednarz, Seung‐Kyu Kim, Julia Süssmann, Julia Süssmann, Julia Süssmann, Vasile‐Dan Hodoroaba, Lars Hildebrandt, Maria Elisabetta Fadda, Christoph Krafft, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo, Marius Bednarz, Martin G. J. Löder, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo, Seung‐Kyu Kim, Anja F. R. M. Ramsperger, Martin G. J. Löder, Martin G. J. Löder, Anja F. R. M. Ramsperger, Vasile‐Dan Hodoroaba, Priscilla Carrillo-Barragán, Stefania Federici, Vasile‐Dan Hodoroaba, Mara Putzu, Stefania Federici, J.M. Andrade, Stefania Federici, Stefania Federici, J.M. Andrade, Stefania Federici, J.M. Andrade, Stefania Federici, Stefania Federici, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, Guyu Peng, Martin G. J. Löder, Jacopo La Nasa, Anja F. R. M. Ramsperger, Seung‐Kyu Kim, Lars Hildebrandt, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, Guyu Peng, Seung‐Kyu Kim, Guyu Peng, Korinna Altmann Jacopo La Nasa, Seung‐Kyu Kim, Jacopo La Nasa, Martin G. J. Löder, Lars Hildebrandt, Jiamin Wang, Korinna Altmann Korinna Altmann Seung‐Kyu Kim, Korinna Altmann Jacopo La Nasa, Korinna Altmann Seung‐Kyu Kim, Jiamin Wang, Korinna Altmann Korinna Altmann Korinna Altmann Korinna Altmann Jiamin Wang, Korinna Altmann Jiamin Wang, Jacopo La Nasa, Jacopo La Nasa, Dorte Herzke, Lars Hildebrandt, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Lars Hildebrandt, Lars Hildebrandt, Dorte Herzke, Dorte Herzke, Dorte Herzke, Dorte Herzke, Jorg Roosma, Jacopo La Nasa, Dorte Herzke, Anja F. R. M. Ramsperger, Jorg Roosma, Greta Biale, Jaehak Jung, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Anja F. R. M. Ramsperger, Christoph Krafft, Anja F. R. M. Ramsperger, Elvis D. Okoffo, Elvis D. Okoffo, Elvis D. Okoffo, Elvis D. Okoffo, Elvis D. Okoffo, Elvis D. Okoffo, Elvis D. Okoffo, Lars Hildebrandt, Elvis D. Okoffo, Elvis D. 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Löder, Petra Fengler, Stefania Federici, Martin G. J. Löder, Martin G. J. Löder, Martin G. J. Löder, Stefania Federici, Martin G. J. Löder, Stefania Federici, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, Seung‐Kyu Kim, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, Martin G. J. Löder, Seung‐Kyu Kim, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, Martin G. J. Löder, Martin G. J. Löder, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, Martin G. J. Löder, Seung‐Kyu Kim, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, Korinna Altmann Korinna Altmann Korinna Altmann Korinna Altmann Korinna Altmann Korinna Altmann Korinna Altmann Seung‐Kyu Kim, Korinna Altmann Seung‐Kyu Kim, Seung‐Kyu Kim, Guyu Peng, Guyu Peng, Vasile‐Dan Hodoroaba, Seung‐Kyu Kim, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo, Nizar Benismail, Nizar Benismail, Dóra Méhn, Andrea Mario Giovannozzi, Andrea Mario Giovannozzi, Dóra Méhn, Dóra Méhn, Natascha Schmidt, Natascha Schmidt, Dóra Méhn, Natascha Schmidt, Natascha Schmidt, Natascha Schmidt, Alexandra ter Halle, Michela Zanella, Alex van Renesse van Duivenbode, Alexandra ter Halle, J. Ferrer, Alexandra ter Halle, Georg Dierkes, Alexandra ter Halle, Georg Dierkes, Georg Dierkes, Georg Dierkes, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Federico Benetti, Christian Laforsch, Federico Benetti, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Lars Hildebrandt, Lars Hildebrandt, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Lars Hildebrandt, Christian Laforsch, Maria Elisabetta Fadda, Maria Elisabetta Fadda, Lars Hildebrandt, Lihui An, Lihui An, Lars Hildebrandt, Lihui An, Lihui An, Lihui An, Lihui An, Lihui An, Lars Hildebrandt, J.M. Andrade, J.M. Andrade, J.M. Andrade, Anna K. Undas, Anja F. R. M. Ramsperger, Christoph Krafft, Christoph Krafft, Christoph Krafft, Anja F. R. M. Ramsperger, Anja F. R. M. Ramsperger, Anja F. R. M. Ramsperger, Anja F. R. M. Ramsperger, Jacopo La Nasa, Korinna Altmann Dmitri Ciornii, Natascha Schmidt, Martin G. J. Löder, Christian Laforsch, Dorte Herzke, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Natascha Schmidt, Korinna Altmann Korinna Altmann Alessio Gomiero, J.M. Andrade, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo, Jacopo La Nasa, Stefania Federici, Dorte Herzke, Martin G. J. Löder, Dorte Herzke, Lars Hildebrandt, Christoph Krafft, Martin G. J. Löder, Jacopo La Nasa, Lihui An, Dorte Herzke, Natascha Schmidt, Lihui An, Lihui An, Alessio Gomiero, Jaehak Jung, Marius Bednarz, Dóra Méhn, Lihui An, Martin G. J. Löder, Marius Bednarz, Lars Hildebrandt, Marius Bednarz, Jacopo La Nasa, Alessio Gomiero, Martin G. J. Löder, Dóra Méhn, Martin G. J. Löder, Natascha Schmidt, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo, Stefania Federici, Natascha Schmidt, Alessio Gomiero, Natascha Schmidt, Martin G. J. Löder, Alexandra ter Halle, Martin G. J. Löder, J.M. Andrade, Alessio Gomiero, Seung‐Kyu Kim, Alexandra ter Halle, Greta Biale, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo, Stefania Federici, Mara Putzu, Stefania Federici, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo, Stefania Federici, Alexandra ter Halle, Anna K. Undas, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo, Alexandra ter Halle, Alessio Gomiero, Alessio Gomiero, Alina Maltseva, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo, Alessio Gomiero, Alexandra ter Halle, Guyu Peng, Marius Bednarz, Anna K. Undas, Alexandra ter Halle, Christoph Krafft, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, Alexandra ter Halle, Guyu Peng, Alexandra ter Halle, Alexandra ter Halle, Anna K. Undas, Shan Zou, Shan Zou, Cassandra Rauert, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo, Cassandra Rauert, Anna K. Undas, Seung‐Kyu Kim, Christian Laforsch, Anna K. Undas, Guyu Peng, Guyu Peng, Andrea Mario Giovannozzi, Daniele Fabbri, Christian Laforsch, Jaehak Jung, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo, J.M. Andrade, Andrea Mario Giovannozzi, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo, Georg Dierkes, Christian Laforsch, Martin G. J. Löder, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo, Alessio Sacco, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, Jacopo La Nasa, Federico Benetti, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, Federico Benetti, Elvis D. Okoffo, Greta Biale, Elvis D. Okoffo, Martin G. J. Löder, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, Korinna Altmann Christian Laforsch, Elvis D. Okoffo, Korinna Altmann Christian Laforsch, Vasile‐Dan Hodoroaba, Korinna Altmann Seung‐Kyu Kim, Dorte Herzke, Andrea Mario Giovannozzi, Dorte Herzke, Jaehak Jung, Dmitri Ciornii, Martin G. J. Löder, Dorte Herzke, Andrea Mario Giovannozzi, Dorte Herzke, Dorte Herzke, Martin G. J. Löder, Korinna Altmann Martin G. J. Löder, Andrea Mario Giovannozzi, Martin G. J. Löder, Christian Laforsch, Korinna Altmann Dorte Herzke, Dorte Herzke, Dorte Herzke, Lars Hildebrandt, Jaehak Jung, Elvis D. Okoffo, Dorte Herzke, Christian Laforsch, Dorte Herzke, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, Volker Wachtendorf, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo, Justine Jacquin, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo, Alessio Gomiero, Lars Hildebrandt, Dorte Herzke, Dong-Hoon Im, Christian Laforsch, Georg Dierkes, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Martin G. J. Löder, Natascha Schmidt, Dong-Hoon Im, Jaehak Jung, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Alessio Sacco, Korinna Altmann Martin G. J. Löder, Christian Laforsch, Alessio Gomiero, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo, Georg Dierkes, Christoph Krafft, J.M. Andrade, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Tanja Ćirković Veličković, Elvis D. Okoffo, Christian Laforsch, Cassandra Rauert, Alessio Gomiero, Marius Bednarz, Jaehak Jung, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, Martin G. J. Löder, J.M. Andrade, Dóra Méhn, Michela Zanella, Elvis D. Okoffo, Georg Dierkes, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo, Jacopo La Nasa, Martin G. J. Löder, Christoph Krafft, Jacopo La Nasa, Ronan Jézéquel, J.M. Andrade, Natascha Schmidt, Justine Receveur, Guyu Peng, Lihui An, Lars Hildebrandt, Shan Zou, Daniele Fabbri, Justine Receveur, Georg Dierkes, Justine Receveur, Lihui An, Elvis D. Okoffo, Adrián Jaén-Gil, Shan Zou, Gbotemi A. Adediran, Cassandra Rauert, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, Martin G. J. Löder, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Jaehak Jung, Christian Laforsch, Lihui An, Natascha Schmidt, Elvis D. Okoffo, Dorte Herzke, Martin G. J. Löder, Alessio Gomiero, Alessio Gomiero, Jacopo La Nasa, Georg Dierkes, Jacopo La Nasa, Christian Laforsch, Lihui An, Elvis D. Okoffo, Natascha Schmidt, Elvis D. Okoffo, Dóra Méhn, Daniele Fabbri, Elvis D. Okoffo, Georg Dierkes, Christian Laforsch, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo, Tanja Ćirković Veličković, Guyu Peng, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, Marius Bednarz, Alexandra ter Halle, Michela Zanella, Martin G. J. Löder, Martin G. J. Löder, Christian Laforsch, Korinna Altmann Anna K. Undas, Christian Laforsch, Justine Receveur, Christian Laforsch, Martin G. J. Löder, Justine Receveur, Justine Receveur, Martin G. J. Löder, Cassandra Rauert, J.M. Andrade, Ronan Jézéquel, Christian Laforsch, Stefania Federici, Martin G. J. Löder, J. Ferrer, Christian Laforsch, Anja F. R. M. Ramsperger, Martin G. J. Löder, Jaehak Jung, Seung‐Kyu Kim, Martin G. J. Löder, Stefania Federici, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo, Lihui An, J.M. Andrade, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo, Tanja Ćirković Veličković, Tanja Ćirković Veličković, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo, Marius Bednarz, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo, Nizar Benismail, Nizar Benismail, Tanja Ćirković Veličković, Tanja Ćirković Veličković, Alessio Sacco, Michela Zanella, Natascha Schmidt, Alessio Sacco, Alessio Gomiero, Anja F. R. M. Ramsperger, Natascha Schmidt, Natascha Schmidt, Natascha Schmidt, Marius Bednarz, Alessio Gomiero, Michela Zanella, Alessio Gomiero, Justine Receveur, Ronan Jézéquel, Alexandra ter Halle, Alessio Gomiero, Alexandra ter Halle, Alexandra ter Halle, Cassandra Rauert, Cassandra Rauert, Alexandra ter Halle, Cassandra Rauert, Cassandra Rauert, Shan Zou, Cassandra Rauert, Cassandra Rauert, Georg Dierkes, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Cassandra Rauert, Christian Laforsch, Georg Dierkes, Cassandra Rauert, Elvis D. Okoffo, Martin G. J. Löder, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Georg Dierkes, Georg Dierkes, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Jaehak Jung, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Nizar Benismail, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Jacopo La Nasa, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Jiamin Wang, Jiamin Wang, Jiamin Wang, Nizar Benismail, Dorte Herzke, Jiamin Wang, Ronan Jézéquel, Jaehak Jung, Anja F. R. M. Ramsperger, Lihui An, Lihui An, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo, Lihui An, Lihui An, Lihui An, Lihui An, Martin G. J. Löder, Lihui An, Lihui An, Lihui An, Lihui An, Lihui An, Lihui An, Korinna Altmann Martin G. J. Löder, Justine Receveur, Martin G. J. Löder, Anja F. R. M. Ramsperger, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, Guyu Peng, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, Martin G. J. Löder, Sven Klockmann, Stefania Federici, J.M. Andrade, Tanja Ćirković Veličković, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo, Tanja Ćirković Veličković, Martin G. J. Löder, Korinna Altmann Christian Laforsch, Stefania Federici, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Alessio Gomiero, Martin G. J. Löder, Martin G. J. Löder, Stefania Federici, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Dmitri Ciornii, Dorte Herzke, Martin G. J. Löder, Christian Laforsch, Martin G. J. Löder, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Dmitri Ciornii, Martin G. J. Löder, Dóra Méhn, Martin G. J. Löder, Christian Laforsch, Elvis D. Okoffo, Elvis D. Okoffo, Christian Laforsch, Jaehak Jung, Andrea Mario Giovannozzi, Christian Laforsch, Jaehak Jung, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Georg Dierkes, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo, Christian Laforsch, Christian Laforsch, Daniele Fabbri, Christian Laforsch, Jaehak Jung, Georg Dierkes, Cassandra Rauert, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, Tanja Ćirković Veličković, Dóra Méhn, Jacopo La Nasa, Andrea Mario Giovannozzi, Alexandra ter Halle, Alexandra ter Halle, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo, Alessio Gomiero, Alexandra ter Halle, Alessio Gomiero, Alessio Gomiero, Raquel Parra, Anna K. Undas, Stefania Federici, Alexandra ter Halle, Lihui An, Lihui An, Martin G. J. Löder, Lihui An, Lihui An, Lars Hildebrandt, Martin G. J. Löder, Lihui An, Jacopo La Nasa, Lihui An, Jacopo La Nasa, Lihui An, Lihui An, Lihui An, Daniele Fabbri, Lars Hildebrandt, Martin G. J. Löder, Alessio Gomiero, Martin G. J. Löder, Jiamin Wang, Martin G. J. Löder, Dóra Méhn, Martin G. J. Löder, Martin G. J. Löder, Martin G. J. Löder, Martin G. J. Löder, Cassandra Rauert, Alessio Gomiero, Tanja Ćirković Veličković, Tanja Ćirković Veličković, Tanja Ćirković Veličković, Tanja Ćirković Veličković, Tanja Ćirković Veličković, Tanja Ćirković Veličković, Tanja Ćirković Veličković, Petra Fengler, Stefania Federici, Stefania Federici, Stefania Federici, Stefania Federici, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, Barbara M. Scholz‐Böttcher, Barbara M. 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Summary

This large international study compared how 84 laboratories around the world performed when identifying and measuring microplastics using five common detection methods. The results showed significant differences between labs, with spectroscopy-based methods generally outperforming heat-based techniques for accuracy. The findings highlight that standardized methods are urgently needed so that microplastic measurements in food, water, and the environment can be reliably compared across studies.

Polymers

In this study, we investigate the current accuracy of widely used microplastic (MP) detection methods through an interlaboratory comparison (ILC) involving ISO-approved techniques. The ILC was organized under the prestandardization platform of VAMAS (Versailles Project on Advanced Materials and Standards) and gathered a large number (84) of analytical laboratories across the globe. The aim of this ILC was (i) to test and to compare two thermo-analytical and three spectroscopical methods with respect to their suitability to identify and quantify microplastics in a water-soluble matrix and (ii) to test the suitability of the microplastic test materials to be used in ILCs. Two reference materials (RMs), polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyethylene (PE) as powders with rough size ranges between 10 and 200 μm, were used to press tablets for the ILC. The following parameters had to be assessed: polymer identity, mass fraction, particle number concentration, and particle size distribution. The reproducibility, S<sub>R</sub>, in thermo-analytical experiments ranged from 62%-117% (for PE) and 45.9%-62% (for PET). In spectroscopical experiments, the S<sub>R</sub> varied between 121% and 129% (for PE) and 64% and 70% (for PET). Tablet dissolution turned out to be a very challenging step and should be optimized. Based on the knowledge gained, development of guidance for improved tablet filtration is in progress. Further, in this study, we discuss the main sources of uncertainties that need to be considered and minimized for preparation of standardized protocols for future measurements with higher accuracy.

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