In accordance with the universal field manual maintenance protocol described in Chapter 1 of the Field Manual package, this manual was created in 2023 as part of Version 2.1.
The version control for Chapter 13 (field manual for microplastics) is below:
| Version Number | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | There was no microplastics manual included in Version 1 of the field manual package | 28 Feb 2018 |
| 2 | There was no microplastics manual included in Version 2 of the field manual package | July 2020 |
| 3 | Publicly released as Chapter 13 through online portal | May 2024 |