Sampling methodology optimization for large microplastic (1-5mm)
Acceda (Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)2018
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Ico Martínez
Javier Lorenzo-Navarro,
Ico Martínez
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Javier Lorenzo-Navarro,
Alicia Herrera-Ulibarri,
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera-Ulibarri,
Javier Lorenzo-Navarro,
Javier Lorenzo-Navarro,
Javier Lorenzo-Navarro,
Modesto Castrillón-Santana,
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
May Gómez,
Ico Martínez
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Alicia Herrera-Ulibarri,
Alicia Herrera-Ulibarri,
Modesto Castrillón-Santana,
Modesto Castrillón-Santana,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Ico Martínez
May Gómez,
Ico Martínez
May Gómez,
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Javier Lorenzo-Navarro,
Modesto Castrillón-Santana,
Theodore T. Packard,
Theodore T. Packard,
Ico Martínez
May Gómez,
Ico Martínez
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Modesto Castrillón-Santana,
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
May Gómez,
Ico Martínez
Modesto Castrillón-Santana,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Theodore T. Packard,
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Theodore T. Packard,
Theodore T. Packard,
May Gómez,
Theodore T. Packard,
Theodore T. Packard,
Ico Martínez
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Ico Martínez
Theodore T. Packard,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Theodore T. Packard,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
May Gómez,
Ico Martínez
Ico Martínez
Summary
This study optimized sampling methodology for collecting large microplastics (1-5mm) from beach environments, finding that standardized methods are needed to enable comparable results across different locations and research groups. The work contributes to the ongoing effort to harmonize microplastic monitoring practices worldwide.
Study Type
Environmental
There is a growing concern in the scientific community as well as among the public about microplastic pollution. It has become a major threat for the environment, affecting kilometers of coast around the world. To investigate this pollution, standardization is being forced on biological, chemical, and physical analytical methods. This is necessary to obtain comparable temporal and regional data sets; otherwise, strong inferences and conclusions cannot be made. In relation to beach sampling, the standardized methodology outlined in the manual, Guidance on Monitoring of Marine Litter in European Seas, is currently being used to collect microplastics in the Canary Island Archipelago. From that starting point, we have made modifications and improvements in order to minimize the time spent sampling and the use of human resources, both in field and in the laboratory.