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sj-pdf-1-asp-10.1177_0003702820930292 - Supplemental material for Reporting Guidelines to Increase the Reproducibility and Comparability of Research on Microplastics
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This is supplemental material for a published study on reporting guidelines to improve reproducibility and comparability of microplastic research. The document provides additional methodological details and checklists supporting the main reporting guidelines article. This is supporting documentation rather than a standalone research study.
Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-asp-10.1177_0003702820930292 for Reporting Guidelines to Increase the Reproducibility and Comparability of Research on Microplastics by Win Cowger, Andy M. Booth, Bonnie M. Hamilton, Clara Thaysen, Sebastian Primpke, Keenan Munno, Amy L. Lusher, Alexandre Dehaut, Vitor P. Vaz, Max Liboiron, Lisa I. Devriese, Ludovic Hermabessiere, Chelsea Rochman, Samantha N. Athey, Jennifer M. Lynch, Hannah De Frond, Andrew Gray, Oliver A.H. Jones, Susanne Brander, Clare Steele, Shelly Moore, Alterra Sanchez and Holly Nel in Applied Spectroscopy
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