Microplastic River Sampling Checklist
Systematic review extracting where, when, and what to measure for microplastics in rivers and estuaries from 173 laboratory studies published 2014–2024
GLOVE: Global Plastic Ingestion Initiative
An open-access dashboard database providing science-based data on plastic ingestion by marine, freshwater, and terrestrial wildlife.
Riverine Microplastics Sampling Quality Criteria
Meta-analysis of 36 river microplastic studies with quality scoring framework for water column and benthic sediment sampling standardization
Computer Vision Settling Velocity — YOLOv12n Microplastic Tracking
Open-source computer vision method using YOLOv12n object detection to measure spherical microplastic settling velocity in water columns with 6–7% accuracy
Deep Dive – Arctic Beach Litter Method/Database
Self-guided platform and protocol for analyzing beach litter sources and pathways in the Arctic, along with living database
The Water Map – Microplastic Dataset & Test Kit
Crowdsourced microplastic detection in drinking water using Nile Red fluorescence staining and public mapping. Open dataset for tap and filtered water.
TRADE: Trash Rapid Assessment Data Exchange (ArcGIS Hub)
TRADE is a platform that standardizes community-based rapid trash assessments for MS4 stormwater monitoring, visualization, and downloadable reporting-ready datasets.
River-OSPAR Plastics Dataset: Global River Macrolitter Shapes, Sizes, and Material Properties
The River-OSPAR Plastics Dataset contains >229k litter items collected from 4 continents with mass, volume, density, dimensions, and categorization.
MicroTrack Sampling Devices for Microplastics & Microfibres
MicroTrack sampling devices for microplastics: SDW01 tap-water nozzle, SDAIR02 air pump sampler, SDSW03 marine depth sampler via drone.
Bayesian Species Sensitivity Distribution Risk Characterization App
RShiny web app for site-specific ecological risk characterization fitting microplastic data into Bayesian Species Sensitivity Distribution-based risk.