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
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
Raman Automation for Small Microplastics – Particle Detection Software
Python-based particle detection and Raman spectroscopy automation for identifying microplastics in the 20–53 µm size range, with validation data and code
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.
BLoP – Bioplastic Raman/FTIR Spectral Library
Raman and μATR-FTIR spectral library for identifying bioplastics in environmental samples, covering 8 polymer types with 79–96% detection accuracy
One4All: An Open Source Portal to Validate, Share, and Harmonize Microplastics Data
One4All is an open-source portal and R package for validating, structuring, and sharing microplastics data- designed to accelerate FAIR data practices.
Microplastics and Trash Cleaning and Harmonization: Semantic Data Ingestion and Harmonization Using Artificial Intelligence
MaTCH is an AI-powered tool that harmonizes microplastics and trash datasets. Use the live app or open-source code to standardize plastic pollution data.
Harmonized Reporting Guidelines for Microplastics Research
Harmonized reporting guidelines for microplastics studies – covering metadata, QA/QC, sampling, preparation, identification, quantification, and toxicology.
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.