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Learning from others: a framework for addressing blank issues in the study of micro and nanoplastics

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Jeroen E., Sonke, Hagelskjær, Oskar, Hagelskjær, Oskar, Hagelskjær, Oskar, Hagelskjær, Oskar, Hagelskjær, Oskar, Hagelskjær, Oskar, Henar Margenat, Henar Margenat, Nadiia Yakovenko, Henar Margenat, Henar Margenat, Hagelskjær, Oskar, Nadiia Yakovenko, Nadiia Yakovenko, Hagelskjær, Oskar, Hagelskjær, Oskar, Gaël, Le Roux Gaël, Le Roux Jeroen E., Sonke, Jeroen E., Sonke, Nadiia Yakovenko, Jeroen E., Sonke, Jeroen E., Sonke, Jeroen E., Sonke, Jeroen E., Sonke, Jeroen E., Sonke, Jeroen E., Sonke, Hagelskjær, Oskar, Hagelskjær, Oskar, Hagelskjær, Oskar, Hagelskjær, Oskar, Hagelskjær, Oskar, Henar Margenat, Nadiia Yakovenko, Henar Margenat, Nadiia Yakovenko, Nadiia Yakovenko, Nadiia Yakovenko, Nadiia Yakovenko, Hagelskjær, Oskar, Nadiia Yakovenko, Jeroen E., Sonke, Gaël, Le Roux Jeroen E., Sonke, Sophia V. Hansson, Sophia V. Hansson, Gaël, Le Roux Gaël, Le Roux Jeroen E., Sonke, Gaël, Le Roux Nadiia Yakovenko, Henar Margenat, Henar Margenat, Hagelskjær, Oskar, Nadiia Yakovenko, Nadiia Yakovenko, Henar Margenat, Nadiia Yakovenko, Nadiia Yakovenko, Nadiia Yakovenko, Jeroen E., Sonke, Nadiia Yakovenko, Nadiia Yakovenko, Nadiia Yakovenko, Nadiia Yakovenko, Nadiia Yakovenko, Nadiia Yakovenko, Nadiia Yakovenko, Henar Margenat, Henar Margenat, Henar Margenat, Henar Margenat, Henar Margenat, Hagelskjær, Oskar, Hagelskjær, Oskar, Jeroen E., Sonke, Jeroen E., Sonke, Jeroen E., Sonke, Gaël, Le Roux Gaël, Le Roux Gaël, Le Roux Gaël, Le Roux Gaël, Le Roux Sophia V. Hansson, Jeroen E., Sonke, Jeroen E., Sonke, Sophia V. Hansson, Nadiia Yakovenko, Henar Margenat, Hagelskjær, Oskar, Henar Margenat, Jeroen E., Sonke, Jeroen E., Sonke, Gaël, Le Roux Sophia V. Hansson, Henar Margenat, Gaël, Le Roux Henar Margenat, Nadiia Yakovenko, Gaël, Le Roux Jeroen E., Sonke, Henar Margenat, Nadiia Yakovenko, Jeroen E., Sonke, Nadiia Yakovenko, Gaël, Le Roux Jeroen E., Sonke, Gaël, Le Roux Hagelskjær, Oskar, Hagelskjær, Oskar, Hagelskjær, Oskar, Hagelskjær, Oskar, Hagelskjær, Oskar, Nadiia Yakovenko, Gaël, Le Roux Nadiia Yakovenko, Gaël, Le Roux Gaël, Le Roux Gaël, Le Roux Henar Margenat, Jeroen E., Sonke, Jeroen E., Sonke, Gaël, Le Roux David Riboul, Gaël, Le Roux David Riboul, Henar Margenat, Nadiia Yakovenko, Gaël, Le Roux Jeroen E., Sonke, Jeroen E., Sonke, Henar Margenat, Sophia V. Hansson, Jeroen E., Sonke, Henar Margenat, Nadiia Yakovenko, Jeroen E., Sonke, Jeroen E., Sonke, Jeroen E., Sonke, Jeroen E., Sonke, Gaël, Le Roux Gaël, Le Roux Thierry Otto, Gaël, Le Roux Gaël, Le Roux Gaël, Le Roux Thierry Otto, Gaël, Le Roux Gaël, Le Roux Sophia V. Hansson, Nadiia Yakovenko, Henar Margenat, Jeroen E., Sonke, Laëtitia Leroy, Jeroen E., Sonke, Laëtitia Leroy, Sophia V. Hansson, Jeroen E., Sonke, Sophia V. Hansson, Hagelskjær, Oskar, Gaël, Le Roux Gaël, Le Roux Jeroen E., Sonke, Gaël, Le Roux Sophia V. Hansson, Gaël, Le Roux Jeroen E., Sonke, Sophia V. Hansson, Henar Margenat, Henar Margenat, Sophia V. Hansson, Gaël, Le Roux

Summary

This review examines contamination control challenges in microplastics and nanoplastics research, drawing lessons from analogous fields including geochemistry, aerology, forensics, and ancient DNA to propose a conceptual framework for minimizing procedural blanks in field sampling, laboratory processing, and analytical detection. The authors present a mind-map approach addressing blank sources across particle types, size ranges, and analytical techniques, recommending community-wide tools for sharing and standardizing blank protocols.

Body Systems

Cardiovascular

Study Type Environmental

The study of microplastics and nanoplastics has experienced a welcome boom in recent years. This interdisciplinary research is based on analytical developments in microscopy or mass spectrometry. However, the study of microplastics in living organisms, on the open ocean and in other environments far from direct sources of anthropogenic pollution, requires the avoidance of potential contamination in the field, in the laboratory and during analysis. These precautions must be at the heart of all sampling and analytical protocols as there are large orders of magnitude in microplastics concentrations between remote samples and the urban environment in which most research laboratories are located. Building on previous trial and error experiences in geochemistry, aerology, forensics and paleo-DNA, we propose a conceptual framework for the study and exchange around blank issues in environmental microplastic studies. Our objective is to obtain zero or the lowest possible procedural blanks. We pose the problem and attempt to solve it using a mind map approach. This mind map is located on a matrix from the problem through the field and laboratory to the analytical technique and branching from the type of plastic, its size range and possibly their by-products (monomers in the context of mass spectrometry, fragmentation, false positive in the context of microscopy etc). Finally, we assess the best model (wiki, forum, opened mind-map, mailing list...) to discuss, share and avoid unfortunate experiences with bad blanks. Also see: https://micro2022.sciencesconf.org/426617/document

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