Pitfalls and Limitations in Microplastic Analyses

Friederike Stock; Vinay Kumar B. N.; Christian Scherer; Martin G. J. Löder; Nicole Brennholt; Christian Laforsch; Georg Reifferscheid

doi:10.1007/698_2020_654

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Pitfalls and Limitations in Microplastic Analyses

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Friederike Stock, Vinay Kumar B. N., Christian Scherer, Martin G. J. Löder, Nicole Brennholt, Christian Laforsch, Georg Reifferscheid

Summary

Inconsistent sampling strategies, sample preparation methods, and analytical techniques across microplastic studies create significant pitfalls including contamination, particle loss, and misidentification that undermine comparability of results. Standardizing protocols is urgently needed to build a reliable global picture of microplastic abundance and risk.

The rising plastic production in the last 70 years led to an increase in plastic waste in the environment. Intensive research activities about macroplastics and microplastics (MPs) started some years ago. Different sampling strategies, sample preparations and...

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