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Quality Criteria for the Analysis of Microplastic in Biota Samples: A Critical Review
[Image: see text] Data on ingestion of microplastics by marine biota are quintessential for monitoring and risk assessment of microplastics in the environment. Current studies, however, portray a wide spread in results on the occurrence of microplastic ingestion, highlighting a lack of comparability...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6146318/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30137965 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b01611 |
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author | Hermsen, Enya Mintenig, Svenja M. Besseling, Ellen Koelmans, Albert A. |
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description | [Image: see text] Data on ingestion of microplastics by marine biota are quintessential for monitoring and risk assessment of microplastics in the environment. Current studies, however, portray a wide spread in results on the occurrence of microplastic ingestion, highlighting a lack of comparability of results, which might be attributed to a lack of standardization of methods. We critically review and evaluate recent microplastic ingestion studies in aquatic biota, propose a quality assessment method for such studies, and apply the assessment method to the reviewed studies. The quality assessment method uses ten criteria: sampling method and strategy, sample size, sample processing and storage, laboratory preparation, clean air conditions, negative controls, positive controls, target component, sample (pre)treatment, and polymer identification. The results of this quality assessment show a dire need for stricter quality assurance in microplastic ingestion studies. On average, studies score 8.0 out of 20 points for “completeness of information” and 0 for “reliability”. Alongside the assessment method, a standardized protocol for detecting microplastic in biota samples incorporating these criteria is provided. |
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spelling | pubmed-61463182018-09-21 Quality Criteria for the Analysis of Microplastic in Biota Samples: A Critical Review Hermsen, Enya Mintenig, Svenja M. Besseling, Ellen Koelmans, Albert A. Environ Sci Technol [Image: see text] Data on ingestion of microplastics by marine biota are quintessential for monitoring and risk assessment of microplastics in the environment. Current studies, however, portray a wide spread in results on the occurrence of microplastic ingestion, highlighting a lack of comparability of results, which might be attributed to a lack of standardization of methods. We critically review and evaluate recent microplastic ingestion studies in aquatic biota, propose a quality assessment method for such studies, and apply the assessment method to the reviewed studies. The quality assessment method uses ten criteria: sampling method and strategy, sample size, sample processing and storage, laboratory preparation, clean air conditions, negative controls, positive controls, target component, sample (pre)treatment, and polymer identification. The results of this quality assessment show a dire need for stricter quality assurance in microplastic ingestion studies. On average, studies score 8.0 out of 20 points for “completeness of information” and 0 for “reliability”. Alongside the assessment method, a standardized protocol for detecting microplastic in biota samples incorporating these criteria is provided. American Chemical Society 2018-08-23 2018-09-18 /pmc/articles/PMC6146318/ /pubmed/30137965 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b01611 Text en Copyright © 2018 American Chemical Society This is an open access article published under a Creative Commons Non-Commercial No Derivative Works (CC-BY-NC-ND) Attribution License (http://pubs.acs.org/page/policy/authorchoice_ccbyncnd_termsofuse.html) , which permits copying and redistribution of the article, and creation of adaptations, all for non-commercial purposes. |
spellingShingle | Hermsen, Enya Mintenig, Svenja M. Besseling, Ellen Koelmans, Albert A. Quality Criteria for the Analysis of Microplastic in Biota Samples: A Critical Review |
title | Quality
Criteria for the Analysis of Microplastic
in Biota Samples: A Critical Review |
title_full | Quality
Criteria for the Analysis of Microplastic
in Biota Samples: A Critical Review |
title_fullStr | Quality
Criteria for the Analysis of Microplastic
in Biota Samples: A Critical Review |
title_full_unstemmed | Quality
Criteria for the Analysis of Microplastic
in Biota Samples: A Critical Review |
title_short | Quality
Criteria for the Analysis of Microplastic
in Biota Samples: A Critical Review |
title_sort | quality
criteria for the analysis of microplastic
in biota samples: a critical review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6146318/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30137965 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b01611 |
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