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Plausibility Checks Are Needed in Microplastic Research to Prevent Misinterpretations
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Researchers argue in this viewpoint that plausibility checks are critically needed in microplastic research to prevent misinterpretations, identifying common methodological issues that lead to unreliable results and calling for greater scrutiny of reported microplastic concentrations and detection claims.
ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVViewpointNEXTPlausibility Checks Are Needed in Microplastic Research to Prevent MisinterpretationsMichael Stark*Michael StarkIndependent scientist, 79100 Freiburg, Germany*[email protected]More by Michael StarkView Biographyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5518-1580Cite this: Environ. Sci. Technol. 2022, 56, 24, 17495–17497Publication Date (Web):December 8, 2022Publication History Received18 August 2022Published online8 December 2022Published inissue 20 December 2022https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.2c05989https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c05989article-commentaryACS PublicationsCopyright © 2022 The Author. Published by American Chemical Society. This publication is available under these Terms of Use. Request reuse permissions This publication is free to access through this site. Learn MoreArticle Views2078Altmetric-Citations1LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail PDF (1 MB) Get e-AlertscloseSUBJECTS:Fibers,Nanoparticles,Oligomers,Polyethylene,Polymer particles Get e-Alerts
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