Nina Wootton, Patrick Reis-Santos, Tanveer Adyel, Michelle Blewitt, Brad Clarke, Thomas Crutchett, Mark Hamann, Denise Hardesty, Jennifer Lavers, Sophie Leterme, Frederic Leusch, Sam Lynch, Cherie Motti, Allyson O’Brien, Elvis Okoffo, Kushani Perera, Peter Puskic, Joseph Razzell Holls, Lauren Roman, Marina F. M. Santana, Anastasiia Snigirova, Elise M. Tuuri, Scott Wilson, Shima Ziajahromi, Bronwyn M. Gillanders


Chapter citation:
Wootton N, Reis-Santos P, Adyel T, Blewitt M, Clarke B, Crutchett T, Hamann M, Hardesty D, Lavers J, Leterme S, Leusch F, Lynch S, Motti C, O’Brien A, Okoffo E, Perera K, Puskic P, Razzell Holls J, Roman L, Santana MFM, Snigirova A, Tuuri EM, Wilson S, Ziajahromi S, Gillanders BM. 2024. Marine sampling field manual for microplastics. In Field Manuals for Marine Sampling to Monitor Australian Waters, Version 3. Przeslawski R, Foster S (Eds). National Environmental Science Programme (NESP).

Chapter Contents
Introduction and Scope
Glossary of terms
Abbreviations
Contextualising this field manual with other global efforts
Identifying research goals
Field manual for observing microplastics
Pre-survey preparations and field procedures
Water
Sediment
Biota
Air
Quantification and characterisation
Microplastics quantification and characterisation
Microplastics quantification
Physical characterisation
Chemical characterisation
Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC)
Reporting and Data Release
Water
Sediment
Biota
Air
Checklist of methods and result reporting
Field Manual Maintenance
Acknowledgements
References

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