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dc.contributor.authorBessa, Filipa
dc.contributor.authorFrias, João
dc.contributor.authorKögel, Tanja
dc.contributor.authorLusher, Amy
dc.contributor.authorAndrade, Jose Manuel
dc.contributor.authorAntunes, Joana
dc.contributor.authorSobral, Paula
dc.contributor.authorPagter, Elena
dc.contributor.authorNash, Róisín
dc.contributor.authorO’Connor, Ian
dc.contributor.authorPedrotti, Maria Luiza
dc.contributor.authorKerros, Maria Emmanuelle
dc.contributor.authorLeón, Victor
dc.contributor.authorTirelli, Valentina
dc.contributor.authorSuaria, Giuseppe
dc.contributor.authorLopes, Clara
dc.contributor.authorRaimundo, Joana
dc.contributor.authorCaetano, Miguel
dc.contributor.authorGago, Jesús
dc.contributor.authorViñas, Lucía
dc.contributor.authorCarretero, Olga
dc.contributor.authorMagnusson, Kerstin
dc.contributor.authorGranberg, Maria
dc.contributor.authorDris, Rachid
dc.contributor.authorFischer, Marten
dc.contributor.authorScholz-Böttcher, Barbara
dc.contributor.authorMuniategui, Soledad
dc.contributor.authorGrueiro, Gloria
dc.contributor.authorFernández, Verónica
dc.contributor.authorPalazzo, Luca
dc.contributor.authorde Lucia, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorCamedda, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorAvio, Carlo Giacomo
dc.contributor.authorGorbi, Stefania
dc.contributor.authorPittura, Lucia
dc.contributor.authorRegoli, Francesco
dc.contributor.authorGerdts, Gunnar
dc.coverage.spatialEuropeanen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-29T19:12:30Z
dc.date.available2020-04-29T19:12:30Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.citationBessa, F.; Frias, J., et al (2019) Harmonized protocol for monitoring microplastics in biota. JPI-Oceans BASEMAN project. 30pp. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.28588.72321/1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11329/1313
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-821
dc.description.abstractMicroplastic pollution is presently considered a high concern topic by scientists, policy makers, governmental bodies, non-governmental organizations and the general public. Microplastics are highly widespread in all environmental compartments (e.g. air, water, sediments and biota) and increasing empirical evidence points towards potential negative effects on organisms, both at an individual scale and potentially at population and ecosystem level, as well as effects on human health. To understand the levels and effects of microplastics on biota, it is important to conduct risk assessment evaluations based on realistic microplastic concentration exposure scenarios which are targeted at identifying the effects of microplastics on species and ecosystems. Realistic data on exposures should derive from reliable monitoring data on the uptake and accumulation of microplastics in biota. Presently, there is sufficient empirical data available to underpin arguments to suggest species that could serve as suitable candidates for monitoring microplastics in the environment. Comparison of available data is still limited due to the use of different analytical methods and reporting units, nonetheless researchers have been providing recommendations and frameworks to surpass these limitations. Many methods initially focused on particles <5 mm in size, and as time and knowledge progressed, researchers have been able to identify smaller particles. However, as research diversified and the research community expanded, comparison between emerging datasets was hampered even further and accuracy has been a key issue in recent publications. In all studies available, particles extracted from biota are not always analytically confirmed as artificial and/or synthetic polymers, and contamination controls are sometimes lacking. This is especially critical in the case of fibers, which can easily be introduced during sample collection and processing. In addition, some chemicals used to digest biota can cause relevant damage to plastic polymers. While methods have been widely and continually developed and tested, measurement uncertainties are still often unreported or unassessed. Furthermore, reporting formats have also been diverse, depending on the reporter’s background. Data comparison must consider differences between sampled species such as functional group, feeding preferences, habitat and tissue composition (e.g. chitin, calcifications, cellulose, fat, etc.), which have precluded the developments of a reliable harmonized approach to assess microplastic content. In order to understand microplastic uptake and transfer in food webs there is a definite need of ecosystem expertise when selecting species for analysis. This deliverable is a direct contribution to this topic and has been produced under the scope of the JPI-Oceans projects BASEMAN and EPHEMARE, two international and interdisciplinary collaborative research projects aimed at providing solutions to extract and analyze the levels of microplastics in biota. Teams from both projects have worked together to deliver protocols for selecting and analyzing appropriate biota to monitor microplastics in the environment. The provided proposed protocol intends to harmonize laboratory procedures, with recommendations on how to select, extract and monitor microplastics in biota from aquatic environments.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJPI-Oceans BASEMAN Projecten_US
dc.subject.otherMicroplastics
dc.subject.otherPlastic debris
dc.subject.otherPlastic litter
dc.subject.otherMarine debris
dc.subject.other
dc.titleHarmonized protocol for monitoring microplastics in biota. Deliverable 4.3.en_US
dc.typeReporten_US
dc.description.statusPublisheden_US
dc.format.pages30pp.en_US
dc.description.refereedRefereeden_US
dc.identifier.doi10.13140/RG.2.2.28588.72321/1
dc.subject.parameterDisciplineParameter Discipline::Environment::Anthropogenic contaminationen_US
dc.subject.parameterDisciplineParameter Discipline::Environment::Human activityen_US
dc.description.currentstatusCurrenten_US
dc.description.sdg14.1en_US
dc.description.maturitylevelTRL 8 Actual system completed and "mission qualified" through test and demonstration in an operational environment (ground or space)en_US
dc.description.bptypeBest Practiceen_US
dc.description.bptypeManual (incl. handbook, guide, cookbook etc)en_US
obps.contact.contactnameFilipa Bessa
obps.contact.contactemailafbessa@uc.pt
obps.resourceurl.publisherhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/332157735_Harmonized_protocol_for_monitoring_microplastics_in_biotaen_US


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