Published September 3, 2023 | Version 2.0
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MicroplastiX WP2 SOPs

  • 1. IPF
  • 1. University of A Coruña, Campus da Zapateira s/n, 15071, A Coruña, Spain
  • 2. Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, CNRS UMR 7093, LOV, Villefranche sur Mer, France
  • 3. Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, 80121, Naples, Italy

Description

Standard operating procedures for the JPI Oceans project MicroplastiX

  • Sample treatment (file: MicroPlastiX_WP2_SOP_sampleTreatment.docx)
    • practical MP work recommendation
    • organic matrix removal
    • density separation
  • Spectroscopy (file: MicroPlastiX_WP2_SOP_analytical.docx)
    • specifically recommending how to measure spectra on polymer sheets in the joint weathering and biofilm experiments

Notes

Funded by the European JPI Oceans Initiative. Project MicroPlastiX.

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References

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  • A. Lopez-Rosales, J.M. Andrade, G. Grueiro-Noche, P. Fernandez-Gonzalez, Veronica Lopez-Mahía, S. Muniategui-Lorenzo. "Development of a fast and efficient method to analyze microplastics in planktonic samples". Mar.Poll.Bull. 2021. 168(April). DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112379