A microplastic size classification scheme aligned with universal plankton survey methods

Microplastics (MP) are a pollutant that can be found in all marine ecosystems. Currently one of the most used forms to classify them is through their size. However, the current size categories in use cover an extremely wide range of sizes and are not based on a biological or physical basis. Thus, he...

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Autores principales: Bermúdez, J.R., Swarzenski, P.W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8563659/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34754787
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2021.101516
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description Microplastics (MP) are a pollutant that can be found in all marine ecosystems. Currently one of the most used forms to classify them is through their size. However, the current size categories in use cover an extremely wide range of sizes and are not based on a biological or physical basis. Thus, here we propose to harmonize the MP size categories with the ones already in used on plankton research for more than 120 years. This will allow the implementation of more refined MP size classes that are connected to a biological reality and will also enable the comparison of a myriad of literature on plankton research with the new work on MP.
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spelling pubmed-85636592021-11-08 A microplastic size classification scheme aligned with universal plankton survey methods Bermúdez, J.R. Swarzenski, P.W. MethodsX Protocol Article Microplastics (MP) are a pollutant that can be found in all marine ecosystems. Currently one of the most used forms to classify them is through their size. However, the current size categories in use cover an extremely wide range of sizes and are not based on a biological or physical basis. Thus, here we propose to harmonize the MP size categories with the ones already in used on plankton research for more than 120 years. This will allow the implementation of more refined MP size classes that are connected to a biological reality and will also enable the comparison of a myriad of literature on plankton research with the new work on MP. Elsevier 2021-09-29 /pmc/articles/PMC8563659/ /pubmed/34754787 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2021.101516 Text en © 2021 The Author(s) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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