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Coverage of microplastic data underreporting and progress toward standardization
The Science of The Total Environment2022
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V.C. Shruti,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
V.C. Shruti,
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V.C. Shruti,
V.C. Shruti,
V.C. Shruti,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
V.C. Shruti,
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Fermín Pérez‐Guevara,
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V.C. Shruti,
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V.C. Shruti,
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V.C. Shruti,
Priyadarsi D. Roy,
V.C. Shruti,
Priyadarsi D. Roy
Priyadarsi D. Roy
Priyadarsi D. Roy
Fermín Pérez‐Guevara,
Fermín Pérez‐Guevara,
Fermín Pérez‐Guevara,
Fermín Pérez‐Guevara,
Fermín Pérez‐Guevara,
Priyadarsi D. Roy,
Fermín Pérez‐Guevara,
Fermín Pérez‐Guevara,
Fermín Pérez‐Guevara,
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Fermín Pérez‐Guevara,
Fermín Pérez‐Guevara,
Fermín Pérez‐Guevara,
Fermín Pérez‐Guevara,
V.C. Shruti,
V.C. Shruti,
V.C. Shruti,
V.C. Shruti,
Priyadarsi D. Roy,
V.C. Shruti,
V.C. Shruti,
V.C. Shruti,
V.C. Shruti,
V.C. Shruti,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
V.C. Shruti,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
V.C. Shruti,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
V.C. Shruti,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Fermín Pérez‐Guevara,
Fermín Pérez‐Guevara,
Fermín Pérez‐Guevara,
Fermín Pérez‐Guevara,
Fermín Pérez‐Guevara,
Fermín Pérez‐Guevara,
Fermín Pérez‐Guevara,
V.C. Shruti,
Fermín Pérez‐Guevara,
Fermín Pérez‐Guevara,
Fermín Pérez‐Guevara,
Fermín Pérez‐Guevara,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Priyadarsi D. Roy,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Priyadarsi D. Roy,
V.C. Shruti,
V.C. Shruti,
V.C. Shruti,
V.C. Shruti,
V.C. Shruti,
V.C. Shruti,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Priyadarsi D. Roy
Priyadarsi D. Roy
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Priyadarsi D. Roy
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Fermín Pérez‐Guevara,
Fermín Pérez‐Guevara,
Fermín Pérez‐Guevara,
Fermín Pérez‐Guevara,
Priyadarsi D. Roy,
V.C. Shruti,
Priyadarsi D. Roy,
Priyadarsi D. Roy,
V.C. Shruti,
V.C. Shruti,
V.C. Shruti,
Priyadarsi D. Roy,
V.C. Shruti,
Priyadarsi D. Roy,
Priyadarsi D. Roy
Priyadarsi D. Roy,
Priyadarsi D. Roy
V.C. Shruti,
Priyadarsi D. Roy
Priyadarsi D. Roy,
V.C. Shruti,
V.C. Shruti,
V.C. Shruti,
Priyadarsi D. Roy
V.C. Shruti,
V.C. Shruti,
V.C. Shruti,
Priyadarsi D. Roy
Priyadarsi D. Roy
Priyadarsi D. Roy,
Priyadarsi D. Roy
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Priyadarsi D. Roy
Priyadarsi D. Roy,
Priyadarsi D. Roy,
V.C. Shruti,
V.C. Shruti,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Priyadarsi D. Roy,
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Priyadarsi D. Roy
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
Priyadarsi D. Roy
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy,
V.C. Shruti,
Priyadarsi D. Roy,
V.C. Shruti,
V.C. Shruti,
Priyadarsi D. Roy
Priyadarsi D. Roy
Priyadarsi D. Roy,
Priyadarsi D. Roy
Summary
This study synthesizes factors contributing to microplastic data underreporting, revealing that inconsistent extraction and analysis methods across studies lead to considerable underestimation of actual microplastic concentrations in the environment.
The analysis of microplastics in various environmental matrices is becoming more prevalent in almost every region of the world. Microplastics are underreported depending on how they are extracted and analyzed, and their magnitude and impacts are unknown or unstudied. This paper aims to synthesize a concrete assessment of the important factors that underpin microplastics data underreporting. Our analysis revealed that there is considerable evidence to highlight data underreporting on microplastic abundance and characteristics, which stems from a combination of partial evaluation, economic constraints, recovery efficiency of microplastic extraction, filter pore size used for microplastic separation, and the detection limit of the quantification and characterization method. The majority of unreported data fell into the category of significantly smaller-sized microplastic particles (1-300 μm), which are known to be more harmful to the environment and human health. Recommendations toward the improvement of methodologies for improving microplastic data, as well as the critical areas that will drive standardization ahead, are addressed.