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Same but Different: A Framework to Design and Compare Riverbank Plastic Monitoring Strategies

Frontiers in Water 2020 58 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count. Score: 45 ? 0–100 AI score estimating relevance to the microplastics field. Papers below 30 are filtered from public browse.
Tim van Emmerik Paul Vriend, Paul Vriend, Paul Vriend, Paul Vriend, Paul Vriend, Paul Vriend, Paul Vriend, Paul Vriend, Caspar T. J. Roebroek, Caspar T. J. Roebroek, Caspar T. J. Roebroek, Caspar T. J. Roebroek, Caspar T. J. Roebroek, Caspar T. J. Roebroek, Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Caspar T. J. Roebroek, Caspar T. J. Roebroek, Caspar T. J. Roebroek, Paul Vriend, Paul Vriend, Paul Vriend, Paul Vriend, Paul Vriend, Paul Vriend, Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Paul Vriend, Paul Vriend, Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Paul Vriend, Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Paul Vriend, Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Paul Vriend, Tim van Emmerik Paul Vriend, Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Paul Vriend, Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik Tim van Emmerik

Summary

This paper proposed a framework for designing and comparing riverbank plastic monitoring programs, addressing how differences in methodology make existing datasets difficult to compare. By standardizing site selection, sampling effort, and data reporting, the framework aims to improve understanding of macroplastic sources, sinks, and transport in rivers.

Plastic pollution in rivers negatively impacts human livelihood and aquatic ecosystems. Monitoring data are crucial for a better understanding of sources, sinks and transport mechanisms of riverine macroplastics. In turn, such understanding is key to develop effective plastic pollution prevention, mitigation and removal strategies. Riverine plastic is mostly studied through the monitoring of floating plastic and through the quantification of plastic deposited on riverbanks. Existing riverbank plastic measurement methods vary greatly, which complicates direct comparison of data collected with different monitoring strategies. We present a framework to better compare and to aid the design of riverbank plastic monitoring methods, which is based on four common elements distilled from riverbank (plastic) litter monitoring methods currently in use. This framework can be used by scientists and practitioners to find the right trade-offs between the data required to answer specific research questions, and the available resources. Subsequently, we use the framework to suggest effective monitoring strategies for three frequently asked research questions. With this paper, we aim to provide a first step towards harmonization of riverbank plastic litter monitoring efforts.

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