• Current State of Microplastic Pollution Research Data: Trends in Availability and Sources of Open Data 

      Jenkins, Tia; Persaud, Bhaleka D.; Cowger, Win; Szigeti, Kathy; Roche, Dominique G.; Clary, Erin; Slowinski, Stephanie; Lei, Benjamin; Abeynayaka, Amila; Nyadjro, Ebenezer S.; Maes, Thomas; Thornton Hampton, Leah; Bergmann, Melanie; Aherne, Julian; Mason, Sherri A.; Honek, John F.; Rezanezhad, Fereidoun; Lusher, Amy; Booth, Andy; Smith, Rodney D. L.; Van Cappellen, Philippe (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The rapid growth in microplastic pollution research is influencing funding priorities, environmental policy, and public perceptions of risks to water quality and environmental and human health. Ensuring that environmental ...
    • Quantitative assessment of visual microscopy as a tool for microplastic research: Recommendations for improving methods and reporting 

      Kotar, Syd; McNeish, Rae; Murphy-Hagan, Clare; Renick, Violet; Lee, Chih-Fen T.; Steele, Clare; Lusher, Amy; Moore, Charles; Minor, Elisabeth; Schroeder, Joseph; Helm, Paul; Rickabaugh, Keith; De Frond, Hannah; Gesulga, Kristine; Lao, Wenjian; Munno, Keenan; Hampton, Leah M. Thornton; Weisberg, Stephen B.; Wong, Charles S.; Amarpuri, Gaurav; Andrews, Robert C.; Barnett, Steven M.; Christiansen, Silke; Cowger, Win; Crampond, Kévin; Du, Fangni; Gray, Andrew B.; Hankett, Jeanne; Ho, Kay; Jaeger, Julia; Lilley, Claire; Mai, Lei; Mina, Odette; Lee, Eunah; Primpke, Sebastian; Singh, Samiksha; Skovly, Joakim; Slifko, Theresa; Sukumaran, Suja; van Bavel, Bert; Van Brocklin, Jennifer; Vollnhals, Florian; Wu, Chenxi; Rochman, Chelsea M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Microscopy is often the first step in microplastic analysis and is generally followed by spectroscopy to confirm material type. The value of microscopy lies in its ability to provide count, size, color, and morphological ...
    • 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 ...