Filling the Gap: A Comprehensive Freshwater Network to Map Microplastics across Ecological Gradients in Argentina

ALFONSO MB; SCORDO F; EPELE L.B; ISOBE A; AKMENTINS M.S; ALBARINÑO R; ALBARRÁN K.K; ALLENDE L; ANDRADE-MUÑOZ A.S; ANSOAR-RODRIGUES Y; ARIAS A.H; BALSEIRO E; BERENSTEIN G.A; BERTRAND L; BLETTER M.C; BURIA L.M; COCHERO J; DI PRINZIO C.Y; DIAZ B; DIAZ Y; DIODATO S.L; ECHANIZAL S.A; ESPINO PENILLA M; FASANELLA M; FERNANDEZ M.O; FONTANARROSA M.S; FRANCO M.; FRANCESCHINI C; GASTÓN M.S; GIORGI A; GRANITTO M; GULTEMIRIAN M.L; GUZMAN A.E; KURODA J.A; MACCHI P.A; MORA G.A; NIETO C; NOVARESE P.D; OSSANA N.A; PADULLES M.L; PAZOS R.S; PECILE A; REISSIG M; REYNAGA M.C; RIMONDINO G.N; RÍOS J.M; ROCHA L; RODRIGUEZ P; RODRIGUEZ CASTRO M.C; SABATER L.M; SCHENONE L; SEITZ C; TAGLIAFERRO M; HERBERT L.Y; VAIRA M; VIGNATTI A.M; YACELGA VILLAVICENCIO N.C

Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin

John Wiley and Sons Inc

Año: 2024

The first comprehensive freshwater microplastics monitoring initiative is underway inSouth America, focusing on lakes, shallow lakes, reservoirs, streams, and rivers from Argentina.The project Monitoring and Analysis of Plastic Pollution in Aquatic Environments (MappA) aimsto implement a standardized methodology to comprehensively understand microplastics’ presence, characteristics, and distribution within these water bodies. Building upon the successes of prior international collaborations effort. Engaging 51 experts in aquatic sci-ence from 31 renowned institutes and research centers across Argentina, MappA is currentlydeveloping an expansive microplastics study. This ambitious project encompasses 117 diversestudy sites spanning 21 lakes, 25 shallow lakes, 7 reservoirs, 44 rivers, and 20 streams, covering most of the main watershed areas of Argentina.