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One4All: An Open Source Portal to Validate and ShareMicroplastics Data and Beyond
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Researchers developed One4All, an open-source web portal designed to standardize the validation and sharing of microplastics data across research groups. The platform addresses the lack of harmonized data formats and quality-control frameworks that currently hinder cross-study comparisons in microplastics science.
Microplastics are a diverse suite of contaminants (Rochman et al., 2019) requiring a variety of data types to capture particle characteristics and study methodologies (Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, State of California
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