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Microplastics monitoring protocol: wool fibres / animal hair fibres
Summary
This is an educational image dataset and protocol for training students and teachers to identify wool and animal hair fibers in surface water samples and distinguish them from synthetic microplastic fibers. It supports a citizen science microplastics monitoring project.
This project aims at Beta-testing the "Microplastics monitoring protocol in surface waters" developed by Deakin University in collaboration with Labter-Crea MN and Globe Italia. As part of the project, students and teachers will be trained on a newly-established image dataset that allows recognition of common items expected to be present in surface waters. This dataset includes a selection of naturally occurring particles. These could be of biological or mineral origin.