Monitoring of microplastics in Danish marine waters using the Oslo-Kiel ferry as a ship-of-opportunity

Bert van Bavel; Amy Lusher; Pierre Franqois Jaccard; Svetlana Pakhomova; Cecilie Singdahl-Larsen; Jesper H. Andersen; Ciarán Murray

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Monitoring of microplastics in Danish marine waters using the Oslo-Kiel ferry as a ship-of-opportunity

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Bert van Bavel, Amy Lusher, Pierre Franqois Jaccard, Svetlana Pakhomova, Cecilie Singdahl-Larsen, Jesper H. Andersen, Ciarán Murray

Summary

Researchers used the Oslo-Kiel ferry as a ship-of-opportunity to collect microplastic samples from Danish marine waters, testing the viability of ferry-based monitoring systems. They found that the FerryBox sampling system could effectively collect surface water microplastic samples during routine voyages. The study demonstrates that commercial ferry routes can serve as cost-effective platforms for long-term marine microplastic monitoring.

The EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive require that EU Member States establish appropriate strategies and sampling programmes for microplastic in the marine environment. We report the results of a two-tiered pilot study consisting of a mini review focusing on sampling of microplastic in marine surface water and a test sampling of microplastic particles in the Inner Danish Waters using the FerryBox system on board the Oslo-Kiel ferry.

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