Prioritizing Suitable Quality Assurance and Control Standards to Reduce Laboratory Airborne Microfibre Contamination in Sediment Samples

The ubiquity and distribution of microplastics, particularly microfibres, in outdoor and indoor environments makes it challenging when assessing and controlling background contamination, as atmospheric particles can be unintentionally introduced into a sample during laboratory analysis. As such, an...

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Main Authors: Sara L. Belontz, Patricia L. Corcoran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Environments
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3298/8/9/89