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Final report: Collaborative project JPI-O microplastic BASEMAN (Defining the baselines and standards for microplastic analysis in European waters); project: MIRA (Microplastic extraction from marine sediments and quantification by Raman imaging)
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This is the final report from the JPI-O BASEMAN collaborative project, which defined baseline standards for microplastic analysis in European waters, and the associated MIRA sub-project focused on microplastic extraction from marine sediments and quantification by Raman imaging. The document provides findings and methodological standards developed across the collaboration.
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