Redes Colaborativas para o Monitoramento - Microplástico - Guia de práticas para o monitoramento de microplástico em praias arenosas.

Abstract

This monitoring protocol for microplastics on sand beaches is carried out by Our Blue Hands project. It was adapted from the microplastics monitoring methodology of the European Union produced in 2013, from the University of Portsmouth (UK), by the Organization JustOneOcean and the AUSMAP project. The protocol has been replicated at several sites along the coast of Brazil and Cabo Verde since 2020. Our Blue Hands is a member of the Global Partnership for Marine platform Litter and thus represents a focal point in Combating Garbage at Sea in South America and Brazil, and it is based on collaboration and non-profit initiatives, lead by Carolina Moreira.