dc.contributor.author | Gago, Jesus | |
dc.contributor.author | Filgueiras, Ana | |
dc.contributor.author | Pedrotti, Maria Luiza | |
dc.contributor.author | Caetano, Miguel | |
dc.contributor.author | Frias, João | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-09-30T21:05:40Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-09-30T21:05:40Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Gago, J., et al (2019) Standardised protocol for monitoring microplastics in seawater. Deliverable 4.1. JPI-Oceans BASEMAN Project, 33pp. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-605 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11329/1077 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-605 | |
dc.description.abstract | Microplastic litter is an omnipresent pollutant in marine systems across the globe;
spread out from the water surface to benthic sediments. Furthermore, the current trend of
microplastic accumulation in the marine environment will enable these particles to remain
there for centuries to come, due to their persistence. Nevertheless, the impact of plastic
particles on aquatic ecosystems is far from being understood. The consequences are
estimated to be severe as microplastics can accumulate persistent organic pollutants from
the environment and release toxic additives into the environment, which might pose a
threat to marine organisms upon ingestion. Although microplastics are recognised as a
contaminant of emerging concern in the environment, currently neither sampling,
extraction, purification nor identification approaches are standardised, making
microplastic studies difficult to compare, if at all, possible. Harmonization of protocols for
determination of plastic particles is urgently needed in order to overcome this gap.
The JPI-Oceans BASEMAN project is an interdisciplinary and international
collaborative research project that aims to overcome this problem and to undertake a
profound and detailed comparison and evaluation of all approaches from sampling to
identification of microplastics. The two overall goals of the project are the “The validation
and harmonisation of analytical methods” which is indispensable for the “Identification and
quantification of MP”.
The BASEMAN project will try to answer questions like the abundance and
distribution of microplastics in the environment. For this purpose, tools and operational
measures will be proposed so that they allow evaluation Member States’ compliance with
existing and future monitoring requirements.
This document regards microplastic sampling, processing and analysis for surface and
water column seawater samples. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | JPI-Oceans BASEMAN Project | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International | * |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ | * |
dc.subject.other | Plastic debris | en_US |
dc.title | Standardised protocol for monitoring microplastics in seawater. Deliverable 4.1. | en_US |
dc.type | Report | en_US |
dc.description.status | Published | en_US |
dc.format.pages | 33pp. | en_US |
dc.description.notes | Contributors to the report: Ana Filgueiras*, Jesus Gago*, Maria Luiza Pedrotti*, Giuseppe Suaria,
Valentina Tirelli, José Andrade, João Frias*, Róisín Nash, Ian O’Connor, Clara Lopes, Miguel
Caetano*, Joana Raimundo, Olga Carretero, Lucía Viñas, Joana Antunes, Filipa Bessa, Paula Sobral,
Alenka Goruppi, Stefano Aliani, Luca Palazzo, Giuseppe Andrea de Lucia, Andrea Camedda,
Soledad Muniategui, Gloria Grueiro, Veronica Fernandez, Gunnar Gerdts. | en_US |
dc.description.refereed | Refereed | en_US |
dc.description.currentstatus | Current | en_US |
dc.description.sdg | 14.1 | en_US |
dc.description.maturitylevel | TRL 8 Actual system completed and "mission qualified" through test and demonstration in an operational environment (ground or space) | en_US |
dc.description.bptype | Standard Operating Procedure | en_US |
obps.contact.contactname | Jesus Gago | |
obps.contact.contactemail | jesus.gago@ieo.es | |
obps.resourceurl.publisher | http://www.jpi-oceans.eu/baseman/main-page | en_US |