MappA: Monitoring and Analysis of Plastic Pollution in Aquatic Environments

The first comprehensive freshwater monitoring initiative is underway in South America, focusing on lakes, shallow lakes, reservoirs, streams, and rivers from Argentina.

MappA is a national scientific network that brings together more than 50 researchers from universities, institutes, and research centers across the country. Using a standardized methodology, it monitors and analyzes plastic pollution, both micro and macroplastics, to understand its distribution, sources, and impacts on inland aquatic ecosystems

To read more about this innitiative visit our website (SPA-ENG): https://redmappa.com.ar/.

Project leader:

Assoc. Prof. María Belen Alfonso, Kyushu University, Japan

MICROPLASTICS -Technical group:

Lidwina Bertrand
Mariana Fasanella
Guido Rimondino
Marina Alma

Participants (in alphabetic order):

Mauricio Akmentins · Ricardo Albariño · Katya K. Albarrán · Luz Allende · Alan S. Andrade-Muñoz · Yadira Ansoar-Rodríguez · Esteban Balseiro · Giselle A. Berenstein · Martín C. M. Blettler · Diego Bombelli · Leonardo M. Buria · Rolando Caraballo · Joaquín Cochero · Cecilia Y. Di Prinzio · Boris Díaz · Yamila Díaz · Soledad L. Diodato · Santiago A. Echaniz · Luis B. Epele · María S. Fontanarrosa · Mailén Franco · Celeste Franceschini · María S. Gastón · Adonis Giorgi · María Granitto · María L. Gultemirian · Atilio E. Guzmán · Jorge A. Kuroda · Carolina Nieto · Pamela D. Novarese · Natalia A. Ossana · María L. Padulles · Agostina Pecile · Mariana Reissig · María C. Reynaga · Juan Manuel Ríos · Luciana Rocha · Patricia Rodríguez · Lara M. Sabater · Luca Schenone · Facundo Scordo · Carina Seitz · Marina Tagliaferro · Lucila Thomsett Herbert · Marcos Vaira · Alicia M. Vignatti · Naomi C. Yacelga Villavicencio 

For more details visit: https://redmappa.com.ar/microplasticos

MACROPLASTICS- Technical group:

Alan S. Andrade-Muñoz
Cecilia Y. Di Prinzio
Ricardo Albariño

Participants (in alphabetic order):

Mauricio Akmentins · Luz Allende · Pablo Almada · Marina Alma · Diego Bombelli · Rolando Manuel Caraballo · Boris Díaz Gastón · Soledad Diodato · Luis B. Epele · Mariana Fasanella · María Soledad Fontanarrosa · Mailén Franco · Soledad Gastón · Adonis Giorgi · María Granitto · Atilio Guzmán · Lucila Herbert · Luz M. Manzo · Romina Mansilla · Naihara Ximena Oses · M. Luz Padulles · Pamela Quinteros · Mariana Reissig · Juan Manuel Ríos · Carolina Rodríguez Castro · Marina Tagliaferro · Marcos Vaira 

For more details visit our website (SPA-ENG): https://redmappa.com.ar/macroplasticos