Sampling and Quality Assurance and Quality Control: A Guide for Scientists Investigating the Occurrence of Microplastics Across Matrices

M. Brander, Susanne; Compton Renick, Violet; M. Foley, Melissa; Steele, Clare; Woo, Mary; Lusher, Amy; Carr, Steve; A. Helm, Paul; Box, Carolynn; L. Cherniak, Samuel; C. Andrews, Robert; M. Rochman, Chelsea

doi:10.1177/0003702820945713

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Sampling and Quality Assurance and Quality Control: A Guide for Scientists Investigating the Occurrence of Microplastics Across Matrices

Published in Applied Spectroscopy • Jul 9, 2020

Authors:

Susanne M. Brander

Violet Compton Renick

Melissa M. Foley

Abstract

Plastic pollution is a defining environmental contaminant and is considered to be one of the greatest environmental threats of the Anthropocene, with its presence documented across aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. The majority of this plastic debris falls into the micro (1 μm-5 mm) or nano (1-100...

Subject

Microplastics

Quality assurance

Environmental science

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