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Microplastics in Mediterranean Sea: A protocol to robustly assess contamination characteristics
PLoS ONE2019
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Mathilde Falcou-Préfol,
Mathilde Falcou-Préfol,
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Mathilde Falcou-Préfol,
Mathilde Falcou-Préfol,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Mathilde Falcou-Préfol,
Mathilde Falcou-Préfol,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Maryvonne Henry,
Jonathan Villain,
Maryvonne Henry,
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Jonathan Villain,
Jonathan Villain,
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Marie Emmanuelle Kerros,
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Marie Emmanuelle Kerros,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Mathilde Falcou-Préfol,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Mathilde Falcou-Préfol,
Mathilde Falcou-Préfol,
Mathilde Falcou-Préfol,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Marie Emmanuelle Kerros,
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Mathilde Falcou-Préfol,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Mathilde Falcou-Préfol,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Maryvonne Henry,
Marie Emmanuelle Kerros,
Marie Emmanuelle Kerros,
Marie Emmanuelle Kerros,
Marie Emmanuelle Kerros,
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Marie Emmanuelle Kerros,
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Maryvonne Henry,
Marie Emmanuelle Kerros,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Marie Emmanuelle Kerros,
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Maryvonne Henry,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Maryvonne Henry,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Maryvonne Henry,
Marie Emmanuelle Kerros,
Maryvonne Henry,
Marie Emmanuelle Kerros,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Maryvonne Henry,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Maryvonne Henry,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Maryvonne Henry,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Maryvonne Henry,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Maryvonne Henry,
Maryvonne Henry,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Mathilde Falcou-Préfol,
Maryvonne Henry,
Mathilde Falcou-Préfol,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Maryvonne Henry,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Maryvonne Henry,
Maryvonne Henry,
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Kedzierski, Mikaël,
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Maria Luiza Pedrotti
Summary
This study developed a protocol for determining how many microplastic samples need to be analyzed to get a representative picture of pollution in the Mediterranean Sea. Robust sampling protocols are essential for generating reliable data that can inform policy decisions about plastic pollution.
The study of microplastic pollution involves multidisciplinary analyses on a large number of microplastics. Therefore, providing an overview of plastic pollution is time consuming and, despite high throughput analyses, remains a major challenge. The objective of this study is to propose a protocol to determine how many microplastics must be analyzed to give a representative view of the particle size distribution and chemical nature, and calculate the associated margin error. Based on microplastic data from Tara Mediterranean campaign, this approach is explained through different examples. In this particular case, the results show that only 3% of the collected microplastics need to be analyzed to give a precise view on the scale of the North West Mediterranean Basin (error <5%), and 17.7% to give an overview manta per manta (error <10%). This approach could be an important practical contribution to microplastic studies.