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
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
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.
Sampling and QA/QC Guidance for Microplastics Research
Authoritative sampling and QA/QC guidance on microplastics across matrices, covering contamination control, blanks, study design, and reporting best practices.
MPSizeBase
MPSizeBase is an open-access database of microplastic size distributions for research, standardization, and data sharing. Contribute and explore now!
Macroplastic Ingestion Mortality Database
An open-access database of >10,000 necropsies and their associated macroplastic burden ins bin marine animals with a novel risk assessment framework.
NCEI Marine Microplastics Interactive Map and Database
An open database and web map tool from NOAA that providesd access to aggregated global data on microplastics in marine settings.
Standard Operating Procedures for the Collection of Samples for Microplastics Analysis Part 1: Surface Sediment and Aquatic Biota (CCWRP Technical Report 1410A)
Standard operating procedure for collecting microplastics samples in aquatic sediment and biota