Reporting Guidelines to Increase the Reproducibility and Comparability of Research on Microplastics

• Published in: Applied spectroscopy Vol. 74; no. 9; pp. 1066 - 1077
• Main Authors: Cowger, Win, Booth, Andy M., Hamilton, Bonnie M., Thaysen, Clara, Primpke, Sebastian, Munno, Keenan, Lusher, Amy L., Dehaut, Alexandre, Vaz, Vitor P., Liboiron, Max, Devriese, Lisa I., Hermabessiere, Ludovic, Rochman, Chelsea, Athey, Samantha N., Lynch, Jennifer M., De Frond, Hannah, Gray, Andrew, Jones, Oliver A.H., Brander, Susanne, Steele, Clare, Moore, Shelly, Sanchez, Alterra, Nel, Holly
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.09.2020
• Subjects: Guidelines as Topic; Microplastics - analysis; Reproducibility of Results; Water - chemistry; Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis; Water Pollution, Chemical - analysis; Water Quality; open science; reporting guidelines; plastic; metadata; comparability; reproducibility; methods; standardization; microplastic; Harmonization

The ubiquitous pollution of the environment with microplastics, a diverse suite of contaminants, is of growing concern for science and currently receives considerable public, political, and academic attention. The potential impact of microplastics in the environment has prompted a great deal of rese...