An ecosystem-scale litter and microplastic monitoring plan under the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP)
Lack of knowledge on levels and trends of litter and microplastic in the Arctic, is limiting our understanding of the sources, transport, fate and effects is hampering global activities aimed at reducing litter and microplastic in the environment. To obtain a holistic view to managing litter and mic...
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ftawi:oai:epic.awi.de:55747 2023-05-15T13:21:33+02:00 An ecosystem-scale litter and microplastic monitoring plan under the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) Provencher, J. Kögel, T. Lusher, Amy Vorkamp, K. Goiemero, A. Peeken, Ilka Granberg, Maria Hammer, S. Baak, J. Larsen, J.R. Farmen, Eivind 2022 application/pdf https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/55747/ https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/55747/1/Provencher_Peeken_Monitoring_plan_as-2021-0059.pdf https://doi.org/10.1139/AS-2021-0059 https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.41739a21-0abc-48d5-b6b5-dc42325f73eb https://hdl.handle.net/ unknown https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/55747/1/Provencher_Peeken_Monitoring_plan_as-2021-0059.pdf https://hdl.handle.net/ Provencher, J. , Kögel, T. , Lusher, A. , Vorkamp, K. , Goiemero, A. , Peeken, I. orcid:0000-0003-1531-1664 , Granberg, M. , Hammer, S. , Baak, J. , Larsen, J. and Farmen, E. (2022) An ecosystem-scale litter and microplastic monitoring plan under the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) , Arctic Science . doi:10.1139/AS-2021-0059 <https://doi.org/10.1139/AS-2021-0059> , hdl:10013/epic.41739a21-0abc-48d5-b6b5-dc42325f73eb EPIC3Arctic Science Article NonPeerReviewed 2022 ftawi https://doi.org/10.1139/AS-2021-0059 2022-07-10T23:12:19Z Lack of knowledge on levels and trends of litter and microplastic in the Arctic, is limiting our understanding of the sources, transport, fate and effects is hampering global activities aimed at reducing litter and microplastic 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 Arctic Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar- and Marine Research (AWI): ePIC (electronic Publication Information Center) Arctic Arctic Science |
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Lack of knowledge on levels and trends of litter and microplastic in the Arctic, is limiting our understanding of the sources, transport, fate and effects is hampering global activities aimed at reducing litter and microplastic 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, J. Kögel, T. Lusher, Amy Vorkamp, K. Goiemero, A. Peeken, Ilka Granberg, Maria Hammer, S. Baak, J. Larsen, J.R. Farmen, Eivind |
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Provencher, J. Kögel, T. Lusher, Amy Vorkamp, K. Goiemero, A. Peeken, Ilka Granberg, Maria Hammer, S. Baak, J. Larsen, J.R. Farmen, Eivind An ecosystem-scale litter and microplastic monitoring plan under the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) |
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Provencher, J. Kögel, T. Lusher, Amy Vorkamp, K. Goiemero, A. Peeken, Ilka Granberg, Maria Hammer, S. Baak, J. Larsen, J.R. Farmen, Eivind |
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An ecosystem-scale litter and microplastic monitoring plan under the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) |
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An ecosystem-scale litter and microplastic monitoring plan under the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) |
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An ecosystem-scale litter and microplastic monitoring plan under the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) |
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An ecosystem-scale litter and microplastic monitoring plan under the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) |
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An ecosystem-scale litter and microplastic monitoring plan under the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) |
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ecosystem-scale litter and microplastic monitoring plan under the arctic monitoring and assessment programme (amap) |
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https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/55747/ https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/55747/1/Provencher_Peeken_Monitoring_plan_as-2021-0059.pdf https://doi.org/10.1139/AS-2021-0059 https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.41739a21-0abc-48d5-b6b5-dc42325f73eb https://hdl.handle.net/ |
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https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/55747/1/Provencher_Peeken_Monitoring_plan_as-2021-0059.pdf https://hdl.handle.net/ Provencher, J. , Kögel, T. , Lusher, A. , Vorkamp, K. , Goiemero, A. , Peeken, I. orcid:0000-0003-1531-1664 , Granberg, M. , Hammer, S. , Baak, J. , Larsen, J. and Farmen, E. (2022) An ecosystem-scale litter and microplastic monitoring plan under the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) , Arctic Science . doi:10.1139/AS-2021-0059 <https://doi.org/10.1139/AS-2021-0059> , hdl:10013/epic.41739a21-0abc-48d5-b6b5-dc42325f73eb |
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