An ecosystem-scale litter and microplastics monitoring plan under the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP)
Lack of knowledge on levels and trends of litter and microplastics in the Arctic, is limiting our understanding of the sources, transport, fate, and effects is hampering global activities aimed at reducing litter and microplastics in the environment. To obtain a holistic view to managing litter and...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/as-2021-0059 2024-09-15T17:38:36+00:00 An ecosystem-scale litter and microplastics monitoring plan under the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) Provencher, Jennifer Kögel, Tanja Lusher, Amy Vorkamp, Katrin Gomiero, Alessio Peeken, Ilka Granberg, Maria Hammer, Sjúrður Baak, Julia Larsen, Jan Rene Farmen, Eivind 2022 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/as-2021-0059 https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/as-2021-0059 https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/as-2021-0059 en eng Canadian Science Publishing https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en_GB Arctic Science ISSN 2368-7460 journal-article 2022 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2021-0059 2024-08-29T04:08:49Z Lack of knowledge on levels and trends of litter and microplastics in the Arctic, is limiting our understanding of the sources, transport, fate, and effects is hampering global activities aimed at reducing litter and microplastics in the environment. To obtain a holistic view to managing litter and microplastics in the Arctic, we considered the current state of knowledge and methods for litter and microplastics monitoring in eleven environmental compartments representing the marine, freshwater, terrestrial, and atmospheric environments. Based on available harmonized methods, and existing data in the Arctic, we recommend prioritization of implementing litter and microplastics monitoring in the Arctic in four Priority 1 compartments—water, aquatic sediments, shorelines, and seabirds. One or several of these compartments should be monitored to provide benchmark data for litter and microplastics in the Arctic and, in the future, data on spatial and temporal trends. For the other environmental compartments, methods should be refined for future sources and surveillance monitoring, as well as monitoring of effects. Implementation of the monitoring activities should include community-based local components where possible. While organized as national and regional programs, monitoring of litter and microplastics in the Arctic should be coordinated, with a view to future pan-Arctic assessments. Article in Journal/Newspaper AMAP Arctic Canadian Science Publishing Arctic Science |
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Lack of knowledge on levels and trends of litter and microplastics in the Arctic, is limiting our understanding of the sources, transport, fate, and effects is hampering global activities aimed at reducing litter and microplastics in the environment. To obtain a holistic view to managing litter and microplastics in the Arctic, we considered the current state of knowledge and methods for litter and microplastics monitoring in eleven environmental compartments representing the marine, freshwater, terrestrial, and atmospheric environments. Based on available harmonized methods, and existing data in the Arctic, we recommend prioritization of implementing litter and microplastics monitoring in the Arctic in four Priority 1 compartments—water, aquatic sediments, shorelines, and seabirds. One or several of these compartments should be monitored to provide benchmark data for litter and microplastics in the Arctic and, in the future, data on spatial and temporal trends. For the other environmental compartments, methods should be refined for future sources and surveillance monitoring, as well as monitoring of effects. Implementation of the monitoring activities should include community-based local components where possible. While organized as national and regional programs, monitoring of litter and microplastics in the Arctic should be coordinated, with a view to future pan-Arctic assessments. |
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Provencher, Jennifer Kögel, Tanja Lusher, Amy Vorkamp, Katrin Gomiero, Alessio Peeken, Ilka Granberg, Maria Hammer, Sjúrður Baak, Julia Larsen, Jan Rene Farmen, Eivind |
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Provencher, Jennifer Kögel, Tanja Lusher, Amy Vorkamp, Katrin Gomiero, Alessio Peeken, Ilka Granberg, Maria Hammer, Sjúrður Baak, Julia Larsen, Jan Rene Farmen, Eivind An ecosystem-scale litter and microplastics monitoring plan under the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) |
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Provencher, Jennifer Kögel, Tanja Lusher, Amy Vorkamp, Katrin Gomiero, Alessio Peeken, Ilka Granberg, Maria Hammer, Sjúrður Baak, Julia Larsen, Jan Rene Farmen, Eivind |
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Provencher, Jennifer |
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An ecosystem-scale litter and microplastics monitoring plan under the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) |
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An ecosystem-scale litter and microplastics monitoring plan under the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) |
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An ecosystem-scale litter and microplastics monitoring plan under the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) |
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An ecosystem-scale litter and microplastics monitoring plan under the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) |
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An ecosystem-scale litter and microplastics monitoring plan under the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) |
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ecosystem-scale litter and microplastics monitoring plan under the arctic monitoring and assessment programme (amap) |
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Canadian Science Publishing |
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2022 |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/as-2021-0059 https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/as-2021-0059 https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/as-2021-0059 |
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