Standardised protocol for monitoring microplastics in sediments. Deliverable 4.2.

Microplastics in the riverine environment: Meta-analysis and quality criteria for developing robust field sampling procedures

“…UNEP, Environmental Agency). Conversely, standardised MP sampling methods for beach sand (Besley et al, 2017), marine sediments (Frias et al, 2018) and seawater (Gago et al, 2018) have been proposed. The only related recommendation for the documentation of MP sampling protocols are minimum reporting standards in order for MP research to be reproducible, comparable and interpreted easily for the wider scientific community (Dehaut et al, 2019;Cowger et al, 2020).…”