Risk-based management framework for microplastics in aquatic ecosystems

• Published in: Microplastics and nanoplastics Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 17 - 10
• Main Authors: Mehinto, Alvine C., Coffin, Scott, Koelmans, Albert A., Brander, Susanne M., Wagner, Martin, Thornton Hampton, Leah M., Burton, Allen G., Miller, Ezra, Gouin, Todd, Weisberg, Stephen B., Rochman, Chelsea M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 23.06.2022; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Aquatic ecosystems; Aquatic health; Chemical contaminants; Chemistry and Materials Science; Confidence; Ecotoxicology; Environment; Food; Laboratories; Management decisions; Materials Science; Microplastics; Plastic pollution; Polymers; Risk assessment; Risk management; Risk thresholds; SCCWRP workshop series; Microplastics; Ecotoxicology; Risk management; Risk thresholds; Aquatic health

Microplastic particles (MPs) are ubiquitous across a wide range of aquatic habitats but determining an appropriate level of risk management is hindered by a poor understanding of environmental risk. Here, we introduce a risk management framework for aquatic ecosystems that identifies four critical m...