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

ALFONSO, MARIA B.; SCORDO, FACUNDO; EPELE, LUIS B.; ATSUHIKO ISOBE; AKMENTINS, MAURICIO S.; ALBARIÑO, RICARDO; ALBARRÁN. KATYA; ALLENDE, LUZ; ANDRADE-MUÑOZ, ALAN S.; ANSOAR RODRIGUEZ, YAMIRA; ARIAS, ANDRES; GASTÓN, MARÍA SOLEDAD; VAIRA, MARCOS

Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin

John Wiley and Sons Inc

Año: 2024 vol. 33 p. 85 - 88

The first comprehensive freshwater microplastics monitoring initiative is underway in South America, focusing on lakes, shallow lakes, reservoirs, streams, and rivers from Argentina. The project Monitoring and Analysis of Plastic Pollution in Aquatic Environments (MappA) aims to implement a standardized methodology to comprehensively understand microplastics’ presence, characteristics, and distribution within these water bodies.