• 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 ...