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Protocol for Microplastics Sampling on the Sea Surface and Sample Analysis

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Microplastics in Baltic bottom sediments: Quantification procedures and first results.

M Zobkov¹, E Esiukova¹

¹Atlantic Branch of P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospect Mira, 1, Kaliningrad 236022, Russia.

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|November 5, 2016

Summary

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Standardized methods are crucial for quantifying marine microplastics. This study enhances existing techniques to accurately measure microplastics, including fibers, in marine sediments.

Keywords:

Baltic Sea Gdansk Bay Microplastics Quantitative analysis Sediments

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Environmental Science
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Analytical Chemistry

Background:

Microplastic pollution is a significant global ecological concern.
Existing methods, like NOAA's, underestimate fiber microplastics in sediments.
Standardized quantification procedures are lacking for marine microplastics.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose modified methods for accurate microplastic analysis in marine sediments.
To improve the quantification of small microplastic fibers.
To assess microplastic distribution in the Baltic Sea.

Main Methods:

Modification of NOAA Laboratory Methods for microplastic extraction from sediments.
Inclusion of an internal standard for quality control.
Analysis of microplastics in bottom sediment samples from the Baltic Sea.

Main Results:

Proposed method achieves a microplastic extraction efficiency of 92±7%.
Microplastic particles were detected in all analyzed sediment samples.
Average microplastic concentration in Baltic Sea sediments is 34±10 items/kg Dry Weight.

Conclusions:

The modified method provides a more accurate quantification of microplastics, including fibers, in marine sediments.
The findings contribute to establishing standardized microplastic analysis procedures.
Microplastic contamination is widespread in the Russian Baltic Sea sediments.