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First Observations and Monitoring of Microplastics on Oceanic and Coastal Waters off the Canary Islands (Subtropical NE Atlantic)
Summary
Researchers conducted some of the first systematic monitoring of microplastics in ocean and coastal waters around the Canary Islands, highlighting the challenge of designing sampling methods that can capture microplastic distribution across large open-ocean areas and calling for standardized monitoring approaches.
Broad scale sampling methods for microplastic monitoring in open ocean waters remain a challenge in oceanography. A large amount of samples is required to understand distribution, abundance and fate of microplastic particles in the environment.