Results of VAMAS Survey Regarding Microplastic Issues

08 July 2021, Version 1
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Abstract

Trillions of tiny particles generated by our plastic-reliant society are polluting environments worldwide. An explosion of research has been devoted in the last years to detect, identify and quantify the microplastics, hidden not only in the oceans but also in the world’s rivers, lakes, air, soil as well as food and organisms. Thus, we urgently need reliable standards to support the decision-maker to handle many issues related to this question. In this paper, the results of a VAMAS survey that involved 390 experts are presented and discussed. The inter-laboratory studies urgently needed in the next future are proposed.

Keywords

Microplastics
nanoplastics
survey
VAMAS
standards

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Supporting Information Results of VAMAS Survey Regarding Microplastic Issues
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Correlation between competences of the experts and their scores, in terms of biodegradability and thermal, chemical, biological, physical, and mechanical properties
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