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Sebastian Primpke

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134
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Papers (134)

Toward harmonised monitoring of plastic pollution: description of a systematic review to evaluate and apply reproducible methods
2026 Microplastics and Nanoplastics 0 citations
Microplastics in Antarctica - A plastic legacy in the Antarctic snow?
2025 The Science of The Total Environment 35 citations
Open Specy 1.0: Automated (Hyper)spectroscopy for Microplastics
2025 Analytical Chemistry 8 citations
Perspective article: Multisectoral considerations to enable a circular economy for plastics
2025 Journal of Hazardous Materials 3 citations
One tool to test it all: The harmonized analysis of microplastics by siMPle
2025 0 citations
Anthropogenic sources and oceanographic dynamics control the microplastic distribution in the Atlantic Ocean
2025 Communications Earth & Environment 0 citations
Diving into the deep: unveiling small microplastics in Norwegian coastal sediment cores
2025 0 citations
Unveiling high concentrations of small microplastics (11–500 μm) in surface water samples from the southern Weddell Sea off Antarctica
2024 The Science of The Total Environment 37 citations
Revisiting the strategy for marine litter monitoring within the european marine strategy framework directive (MSFD)
2024 Ocean & Coastal Management 34 citations
Spatial distribution of small microplastics in the Norwegian Coastal Current
2024 The Science of The Total Environment 24 citations
Plastics in biota: technological readiness level of current methodologies
2024 Microplastics and Nanoplastics 16 citations
Generation of macro- and microplastic databases by high-throughput FTIR analysis with microplate readers
2024 Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 13 citations
At second glance: The importance of strict quality control – A case study on microplastic in the Southern Ocean key species Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba
2024 The Science of The Total Environment 9 citations
Origin and intra-annual variability of vertical microplastic fluxes in Fram Strait, Arctic Ocean
2024 The Science of The Total Environment 6 citations
Diving into the Depths: Uncovering Microplastics in Norwegian Coastal Sediment Cores
2024 Environmental Science & Technology 6 citations
Effect of particles from wind turbine blades erosion on blue mussels Mytilus edulis
2024 The Science of The Total Environment 2 citations
Origin and seasonal dynamics of pelagic microplastic deposition in Fram Strait, Arctic
2024 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 0 citations
When the unexpected happens: Strict quality control measures and its impacts on microplastic concentrations in the Southern Ocean key species Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba
2024 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 0 citations
Optimizing a controlled environment for microplastics uptake by aquatic plants
2024 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 0 citations
Analysis of micro- and nanoplastics in air samples using tuneable resistive pulse sensing and raman spectroscopy
2024 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 0 citations
Analysis of micro- and nanoplastics in air samples using tuneable resistive pulse sensing and raman spectroscopy
2024 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 0 citations
When the unexpected happens: Strict quality control measures and its impacts on microplastic concentrations in the Southern Ocean key species Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba
2024 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 0 citations
Unveiling small microplastics in Norwegian coastal sediment cores
2024 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 0 citations
Origin and seasonal dynamics of pelagic microplastic deposition in Fram Strait, Arctic
2024 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 0 citations
Correction: Plastics in biota: technological readiness level of current methodologies
2024 Microplastics and Nanoplastics 0 citations
Unveiling small microplastics in Norwegian coastal sediment cores
2024 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 0 citations
Optimizing a controlled environment for microplastics uptake by aquatic plants
2024 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 0 citations
Occurrence and distribution patterns of small microplastics (11-500µm) in the southern weddell sea off antarctica
2024 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 0 citations
Revisiting the Strategy for Marine Litter Monitoring within the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive (Msfd)
2024 SSRN Electronic Journal 0 citations
Occurrence and distribution patterns of small microplastics (11-500µm) in the southern weddell sea off antarctica
2024 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 0 citations
Patterns of microparticles in blank samples: A study to inform best practices for microplastic analysis
2023 Chemosphere 79 citations
Comparison of two rapid automated analysis tools for large FTIR microplastic datasets
2023 Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 48 citations
Journey to the deep: plastic pollution in the hadal of deep-sea trenches.
2023 Environmental Pollution 39 citations
Reproducible pipelines and readiness levels in plastic monitoring
2023 Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 35 citations
The influence of complex matrices on method performance in extracting and monitoring for microplastics
2023 Chemosphere 28 citations
Common types of microdebris affect the physiology of reef-building corals
2023 The Science of The Total Environment 18 citations
Advances in chemical analysis of micro- and nanoplastics
2023 Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 7 citations
Microplastics in Antarctica - a Plastic Legacy in the Antarctic Snow?
2023 4 citations
Revisiting the Strategy for Marine Litter Monitoring within the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive (Msfd)
2023 SSRN Electronic Journal 4 citations
Change of perspective through quality assurance measures on microplastic particle counts in surface waters of the Rhine River - Importance of LOD and LOQ
2023 Research Square (Research Square) 1 citations
High Throughput FTIR Analysis of Macro and Microplastics with Plate Readers
2023 1 citations
Data and Code for High Throughput FTIR Analysis of Macro and Microplastics with Plate Readers
2023 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 0 citations
Data and Code for High Throughput FTIR Analysis of Macro and Microplastics with Plate Readers
2023 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 0 citations
Data and Code for High Throughput FTIR Analysis of Macro and Microplastics with Plate Readers
2023 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 0 citations
Common types of microdebris affect the physiology of reef-building corals
2023 0 citations
Finding the Balance between Research and Monitoring: When Are Methods Good Enough to Understand Plastic Pollution?
2023 Environmental science & technology 0 citations
Quantitative assessment of visual microscopy as a tool for microplastic research: Recommendations for improving methods and reporting
2022 Chemosphere 80 citations
Monitoring of microplastic pollution in the Arctic: recent developments in polymer identification, quality assurance and control, and data reporting
2022 Arctic Science 50 citations
What determines accuracy of chemical identification when using microspectroscopy for the analysis of microplastics?
2022 Chemosphere 42 citations
Future monitoring of litter and microplastics in the Arctic—challenges, opportunities, and strategies
2022 Arctic Science 29 citations
Human footprints at hadal depths: interlayer and intralayer comparison of sediment cores from the Kuril Kamchatka trench
2022 The Science of The Total Environment 28 citations
No evidence of microplastic ingestion in emperor penguin chicks (Aptenodytes forsteri) from the Atka Bay colony (Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica)
2022 The Science of The Total Environment 20 citations
The power of multi-matrix monitoring in the Pan-Arctic region: plastics in water and sediment
2022 Arctic Science 17 citations
Journey with No Return: Plastic Pollution in the Hadal of Deep-Sea Trenches
2022 SSRN Electronic Journal 2 citations
Large-scale transport of Microplastics from the European waters to the Arctic
2022 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 0 citations
Harmonized analysis of microplastics: Insights from practical application within the FACTS project
2022 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 0 citations
Microplastics and ship paint particles in the Weddell Sea, Southern Ocean: A forensic investigation
2022 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 0 citations
Microplastic Spectral Classification Needs an Open Source Community: Open Specy to the Rescue!
2021 Analytical Chemistry 473 citations
Characterizing the multidimensionality of microplastics across environmental compartments
2021 Water Research 219 citations
Microplastics in two German wastewater treatment plants: Year-long effluent analysis with FTIR and Py-GC/MS
2021 The Science of The Total Environment 103 citations
Microplastics in the Weddell Sea (Antarctica): A Forensic Approach for Discrimination between Environmental and Vessel-Induced Microplastics
2021 Environmental Science & Technology 97 citations
Microplastic pollution in the Weser estuary and the German North Sea
2021 Environmental Pollution 75 citations
Comparison and uncertainty evaluation of two centrifugal separators for microplastic sampling
2021 Journal of Hazardous Materials 47 citations
AMAP Litter and Microplastics:Monitoring Guidelines
2021 12 citations
LITTER AND MICROPLASTICS MONITORING GUIDELINES ARCTIC MONITORING & ASSESSMENT PROGRAMME version 1.0 AMAP
2021 Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut) 7 citations
High-throughput environmental microplastic identification and quantification using a wide-field QCL-IR based microscope
2021 3 citations
Quantifying Microplastics in Complex Environmental Samples: Py-Gc/Ms vs. Hyperspectral Ftir – Potential and Limitations
2021 30th International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry (IMOG 2021) 2 citations
Microplastic counts and polymer type in analysis-required aliquots of sediment samples from the Kuril Kamtchatka Trench
2021 Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research) 0 citations
Microplastic pollution in the Arctic
2021 Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut) 0 citations
Lessons learned by the harmonization between spectroscopic and thermal degradation methods for the analysis of microplastics
2021 Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut) 0 citations
Harmonzation of the analysis of microplastics using infra-red microscopy techniques
2021 Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut) 0 citations
Automated micro-(FT)IR analysis for microplastics
2021 Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut) 0 citations
Critical Assessment of Analytical Methods for the Harmonized and Cost-Efficient Analysis of Microplastics
2020 Applied Spectroscopy 425 citations
Reporting Guidelines to Increase the Reproducibility and Comparability of Research on Microplastics
2020 Applied Spectroscopy 384 citations
Tying up Loose Ends of Microplastic Pollution in the Arctic: Distribution from the Sea Surface through the Water Column to Deep-Sea Sediments at the HAUSGARTEN Observatory
2020 Environmental Science & Technology 301 citations
Toward the Systematic Identification of Microplastics in the Environment: Evaluation of a New Independent Software Tool (siMPle) for Spectroscopic Analysis
2020 Applied Spectroscopy 255 citations
Critical Review of Processing and Classification Techniques for Images and Spectra in Microplastic Research
2020 Applied Spectroscopy 248 citations
Comparison of pyrolysis gas chromatography/mass spectrometry and hyperspectral FTIR imaging spectroscopy for the analysis of microplastics
2020 Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 231 citations
A systems approach to understand microplastic occurrence and variability in Dutch riverine surface waters
2020 Water Research 209 citations
Rapid Identification and Quantification of Microplastics in the Environment by Quantum Cascade Laser-Based Hyperspectral Infrared Chemical Imaging
2020 Environmental Science & Technology 121 citations
Bacterial biofilms colonizing plastics in estuarine waters, with an emphasis on Vibrio spp. and their antibacterial resistance
2020 PLoS ONE 104 citations
Systematic identification of microplastics in abyssal and hadal sediments of the Kuril Kamchatka trench
2020 Environmental Pollution 89 citations
Paraffin and other petroleum waxes in the southern North Sea
2020 Marine Pollution Bulletin 12 citations
sj-pdf-1-asp-10.1177_0003702820930292 - Supplemental material for Reporting Guidelines to Increase the Reproducibility and Comparability of Research on Microplastics
2020 Figshare 1 citations
Introduction to Automated Microplastic Analyses: siMPle
2020 Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut) 0 citations
Rapid identification and quantification of microplastics using quantum cascade laser (QCL) imaging
2020 Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut) 0 citations
sj-pdf-2-asp-10.1177_0003702820930292 - Supplemental material for Reporting Guidelines to Increase the Reproducibility and Comparability of Research on Microplastics
2020 Figshare 0 citations
White and wonderful? Microplastics prevail in snow from the Alps to the Arctic
2019 Science Advances 1,328 citations
Spatial distribution of microplastics in sediments and surface waters of the southern North Sea
2019 Environmental Pollution 275 citations
Microplastic Pollution in Benthic Midstream Sediments of the Rhine River
2019 Environmental Science & Technology 231 citations
Different stories told by small and large microplastics in sediment - first report of microplastic concentrations in an urban recipient in Norway
2019 Marine Pollution Bulletin 192 citations
Automated identification and quantification of microfibres and microplastics
2019 Analytical Methods 152 citations
Microplastic in snow from European and Arctic sites
2019 Figshare 5 citations
Harmonized Analysis of Microplastics by FTIR Spectroscopy and Imaging
2019 Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut) 0 citations
Library based identification and characterisation of polymers with nano-FTIR and IR-sSNOM imaging
2019 arXiv (Cornell University) 0 citations
Identification and Quantification of Microfibers and Microparticles via FTIR imaging and Automated Analysis
2019 Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut) 0 citations
FRAM Pollution Observatory: Identifying sinks of marine litter and microplastics in all ecosystem compartments in the Fram Strait area
2019 Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut) 0 citations
Anthropogenic footprints in one of Earth's last great wildernesses: Marine litter and microplastics in the Arctic
2019 Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut) 0 citations
Arctic sea ice is an important temporal sink and means of transport for microplastic
2018 Nature Communications 1,025 citations
Low numbers of microplastics detected in drinking water from ground water sources
2018 The Science of The Total Environment 943 citations
Reference database design for the automated analysis of microplastic samples based on Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy
2018 Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 516 citations
Comparison of Raman and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy for the Quantification of Microplastics in the Aquatic Environment
2018 Environmental Science & Technology 448 citations
Blown to the North?: microplastic in snow fallen out from the atmosphere of Europe and the Arctic
2018 Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut) 4 citations
Microplastic and environmental data from Arctic sea ice
2018 Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research) 3 citations
From the sea surface to the deep seafloor: Microplastics prevail at all ocean depths of the HAUSGARTEN observatory (Arctic)
2018 1 citations
The Arctic Deep Sea - A Sink for Microplastic ?
2018 Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut) 1 citations
Identifying microplastics in North Sea waters - A matter of extraction and detection
2018 Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut) 0 citations
Automated Identification and Quantification of Microplastics by FTIR Imaging and Image Analysis
2018 Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut) 0 citations
Spatial distribution of microplastics in North Sea surface waters and sediments
2018 Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut) 0 citations
Microplastic occurrence and distribution from discharge points to deep basins in an urban model fjord
2018 Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja) 0 citations
High concentrations of microplastics in the bed sediments of the Rhine River
2018 Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja) 0 citations
Identification and Quantification of Microplastics by FTIR Imaging and Automated Analysis
2018 Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut) 0 citations
Nanoplastics analysis with Nano-FTIR
2018 Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut) 0 citations
Microplastics prevail at all ocean depths of the HAUSGARTEN observatory (Arctic)
2018 Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja) 0 citations
A freeware tool for the manufacturer independent analysis of microplastics allowing the automated analysis of FTIR imaging data
2018 Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut) 0 citations
High Quantities of Microplastic in Arctic Deep-Sea Sediments from the HAUSGARTEN Observatory
2017 Environmental Science & Technology 836 citations
Enzymatic Purification of Microplastics in Environmental Samples
2017 Environmental Science & Technology 506 citations
An automated approach for microplastics analysis using focal plane array (FPA) FTIR microscopy and image analysis
2017 Analytical Methods 456 citations
Microplastics in Inland Waters
2017 10 citations
Microplastics in Arctic deep-sea sediments from the HAUSGARTEN observatory
2017 Figshare 8 citations
Abundance of microplastic in surface sediment during POLARSTERN cruise PS93.2
2017 Figshare 0 citations
Automated Analysis and Quantification of Microplastics by FTIR Imaging
2017 Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut) 0 citations
Automated analysis of microplastics in the ocean
2017 Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut) 0 citations
Bulk sediment parameters during POLARSTERN cruise PS93.2
2017 Figshare 0 citations
Identifying Microplastics in the North Sea: From Extraction to Detection
2017 Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut) 0 citations
Sea ice concentration during POLARSTERN cruise PS93.2
2017 Figshare 0 citations
Comparing Raman and FTIR Spectroscopy for the Quantification of Microplastics
2017 Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut) 0 citations
Identification of microplastic in effluents of waste water treatment plants using focal plane array-based micro-Fourier-transform infrared imaging
2016 Water Research 1,413 citations
Vast Quantities of Microplastics in Arctic Sea Ice—A Prime Temporary Sink for Plastic Litter and a Medium of Transport
2016 Elsevier eBooks 37 citations
Using the FlowCam to Validate an Enzymatic Digestion Protocol Applied to Assess the Occurrence of Microplastics in the Southern North Sea
2016 Elsevier eBooks 4 citations
Automated Analysis of µFTIR Imaging Data for Microplastic Samples
2016 Elsevier eBooks 1 citations
Litter and microplastics invade the Arctic Ocean
2016 Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut) 0 citations
Using the FlowCam to validate an enzymatic digestion protocol applied to assess the occurrence of microplastics in the Southern North Sea
2016 Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut) 0 citations
Microplastics in Arctic sea ice: a prime temporary sink for (micro-)plastics and a medium of transport
2016 Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut) 0 citations