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

ALFONSO, MARÍA B.; SCORDO, FACUNDO; EPELE, LUIS B.; ISOBE, ATSUHIKO; AKMENTINS, MAURICIO S.; ALBARIÑO, RICARDO; ALBARRÁN, KATYA K.; ALLENDE, LUZ; ANDRADE?MUÑOZ, ALAN S.; ANSOAR?RODRÍGUEZ, YADIRA; ARIAS, ANDRÉS H.; BALSEIRO, ESTEBAN; BERENSTEIN, GISELLE A.; BERTRAND, LIDWINA; BLETTLER, MARTÍN C. M.; BURIA, LEONARDO M.; COCHERO, JOAQUÍN; DI PRINZIO, CECILIA Y.; DIAZ, BORIS; DIAZ, YAMILA; DIODATO, SOLEDAD L.; ECHANIZ, SANTIAGO A.; ESPINO PENILLA, MARISOL; FASANELLA, MARIANA; FERNANDEZ, MARINA O.; FONTANARROSA, MARÍA S.; FRANCO, MAILÉN; FRANCESCHINI, CELESTE; GASTÓN, MARÍA S.; GIORGI, ADONIS; GRANITTO, MARÍA; GULTEMIRIAN, MARÍA L.; GUZMÁN, ATILIO E.; KURODA, JORGE A.; MACCHI, PABLO A.; MORA, GUILLERMO A.; NIETO, CAROLINA; NOVARESE, PAMELA D.; OSSANA, NATALIA A.; PADULLES, MARÍA L.; PAZOS, ROCÍO S.; PECILE, AGOSTINA; REISSIG, MARIANA; REYNAGA, MARÍA C.; RIMONDINO, GUIDO N.; RÍOS, JUAN M.; ROCHA, LUCIANA; RODRÍGUEZ, PATRICIA; RODRÍGUEZ CASTRO, MARIA C.; SABATER, LARA M.; SCHENONE, LUCA; SEITZ, CARINA; TAGLIAFERRO,

Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin

Wiley

Año: 2024

1539-607X

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. Engaging 51 experts in aquatic science from 31 renowned institutes and research centers across Argentina, MappA is currently developing an expansive microplastics study. The societal relevance of this research lies in creating an interdisciplinary and collaborative network of researchers with the potential to inform policy, drive conservation efforts, and raise public awareness about these emergent pollutants.