The Method of Studying Microplastics Pollution in the Beach and Bottom Sediments of Different Granulometric Composition

Elena Sibirtsova; Irina Vladimirovna Agarkova-Lyakh

doi:10.33075/2220-5861-2019-1-136-145

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The Method of Studying Microplastics Pollution in the Beach and Bottom Sediments of Different Granulometric Composition

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Elena Sibirtsova, Irina Vladimirovna Agarkova-Lyakh

Summary

This paper presents a method for studying microplastic pollution on beaches, describing a field sampling and laboratory analysis protocol for characterizing plastic particles in beach sediments. Standardized beach monitoring methods are essential for generating comparable data across different coastal locations.