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Approved with minor revision.

2020
Martin Kaupenjohann, None None

Summary

This is a brief peer review recommendation for publication of a microplastic contamination methods article, with minor revision requests, not containing original research findings.

The authors discuss microplastic contamination and detail several limitations of methods currently in use. They rise several complementary research questions that should be tackled in future. Generally, the article is beautifully written. The idea of the article is original, figures and tables are clear. I recommend this article for publishing after some minor modifications: Line 85 The aim of this review is to collect data about common soil MP concentrations, sizes, shapes and types under the influence of different anthropogenic parameters." I think the article goes further so I suggest improving this sentence. Based on the authors experience: could they add a table summarizing the pros and cons of each method for measuring MP in the soil. Line 365 -370 ". . .which increase with the number of sewage sludge applications (Corradini et al.

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