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    • Is It or Isn’t It: The Importance of Visual Classification in Microplastic Characterization. 

      Lusher, Amy; Bråte, Inger Lise Nerland; Munno, Keenan; Hurley, Rachel; Welden, Natalie A (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Microplastics are a diverse category of pollutants, comprising a range of constituent polymers modified by varying quantities of additives and sorbed pollutants, and exhibiting a range of morphologies, sizes, and visual ...

    • Isolation and Extraction of Microplastics from Environmental Samples: An Evaluation of Practical Approaches and Recommendations for Further Harmonisation 

      Lusher, Amy; Munno, Keenan; Hermabessiere, Ludovic; Carr, Steve (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Researchers have been identifying microplastics in environmental samples dating back to the 1970s. Today, microplastics are a recognized environmental pollutant attracting a large amount of public and government attention, ...

    • Reporting Guidelines to Increase the Reproducibility and Comparability of Research on Microplastics 

      Cowger, Win; Booth, Andy M; Hamilton, Bonnie M; Thaysen, Clara; Primpke, Sebastian; Munno, Keenan; Lusher, Amy L; Dehaut, Alexandre; Vaz, Vitor P; Liboiron, Max; Devriese, Lisa I; Hermabessiere, Ludovic; Rochman, Chelsea; Athey, Samantha N; Lynch, Jennifer M; De Frond, Hannah; Gray, Andrew; Jones, Oliver AH; Brander, Susanne; Steele, Clare; Moore, Shelly; Sanchez, Alterra; Nel, Holly (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The ubiquitous pollution of the environment with microplastics - a diverse suite of contaminants - is of growing concern for science and currently receives considerable public, political, and academic attention. The potential ...

    • Sampling and QA/QC: A Guide for Scientists Investigating the Occurrence of Microplastics Across Matrices 

      Brander, Susanne M.; Renick, Violet Compton; Foley, Melissa M; Steele, Clare; Woo, Mary; Lusher, Amy; Carr, Steve; Helm, Paul; Box, Carolynn; Cherniak, Samuel L; Andrews, Robert; Rochman, Chelsea (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Plastic pollution is a defining environmental contaminant and is considered to be one of the greatest environmental threats of the Anthropocene, with its presence documented across aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. The ...