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Standardization of the minimum information for publication of infrared-related data when microplastics are characterized

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Borja Ferreiro, J.M. Andrade, Borja Ferreiro, Borja Ferreiro, Borja Ferreiro, Borja Ferreiro, Borja Ferreiro, J.M. Andrade, J.M. Andrade, J.M. Andrade, Borja Ferreiro, Borja Ferreiro, J.M. Andrade, Borja Ferreiro, Borja Ferreiro, Borja Ferreiro, Borja Ferreiro, Borja Ferreiro, Borja Ferreiro, J.M. Andrade, J.M. Andrade, J.M. Andrade, J.M. Andrade, J.M. Andrade, J.M. Andrade, J.M. Andrade, J.M. Andrade, J.M. Andrade, J.M. Andrade, J.M. Andrade, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo Borja Ferreiro, Borja Ferreiro, Borja Ferreiro, Borja Ferreiro, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo Purificación López‐Mahía, Purificación López‐Mahía, Borja Ferreiro, Borja Ferreiro, Purificación López‐Mahía, Borja Ferreiro, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo Purificación López‐Mahía, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo Purificación López‐Mahía, Purificación López‐Mahía, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo J.M. Andrade, J.M. Andrade, J.M. Andrade, Borja Ferreiro, Borja Ferreiro, Borja Ferreiro, Purificación López‐Mahía, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo J.M. Andrade, J.M. Andrade, Purificación López‐Mahía, Purificación López‐Mahía, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo J.M. Andrade, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo Purificación López‐Mahía, Purificación López‐Mahía, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo Purificación López‐Mahía, Purificación López‐Mahía, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo Purificación López‐Mahía, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo J.M. Andrade, Purificación López‐Mahía, J.M. Andrade, J.M. Andrade, J.M. Andrade, Purificación López‐Mahía, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo J.M. Andrade, Purificación López‐Mahía, J.M. Andrade, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo Purificación López‐Mahía, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo Purificación López‐Mahía, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo J.M. Andrade, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo J.M. Andrade, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo J.M. Andrade, Soledad Muniategui‐Lorenzo

Summary

Researchers evaluated infrared spectrometry reporting practices across approximately 50% of published microplastic characterization studies, finding that most studies lacked sufficient experimental detail for replication, and proposed standardized minimum information requirements for IR-based microplastic data.

Infrared spectrometry (IR) became a workhorse to characterize microplastics (MPs) worldwide. However, reports on the experimental conditions to measure them decreased alarmingly. As complete, relevant information on the instrumental setup determining IR spectra is crucial for scientific reproducibility, ca. 50% of the papers that reported FTIR to measure MPs were evaluated and it was found that most studies cannot be replicated due to missing experimental details. To ameliorate this, the most critical parameters influencing IR spectra are depicted, their impact when matching a spectrum against databases exemplified, and, following efforts from other scientific fields, a minimum information for publication of IR-related data on MPs characterization (MIPIR-MP) is proposed, along with a brief, simple paragraph to resume the most critical information to be reported. This can be used to improve the worrying figures that point out to a reproducibility crisis in the field, as disclosed by the survey.

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