Future monitoring of litter and microplastics in the Arctic—challenges, opportunities, and strategies
The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme has published a plan and guidelines for the monitoring of litter and microplastics (MP) in the Arctic. Here, we look beyond suggestions for immediate monitoring and discuss challenges, opportunities, and future strategies in the long-term monitoring of...
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ftunivbergen:oai:bora.uib.no:11250/3039159 2023-05-15T14:20:26+02:00 Future monitoring of litter and microplastics in the Arctic—challenges, opportunities, and strategies Provencher, Jennifer F. Aliani, Stefano Bergmann, Melanie Bourdages, Madelaine Buhl-Mortensen, Lene Galgani, Francois Gomiero, Alessio Granberg, Maria Grøsvik, Bjørn Einar Hamilton, Bonnie M. Kögel, Tanja Larsen, Jan René Lusher, Amy Mallory, Mark L Murphy, Peter Peeken, Ilka Primpke, Sebastian Strand, Jakob Vorkamp, Katrin 2022 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3039159 https://doi.org/10.1139/AS-2022-0011 eng eng NRC Research Press Havforskningsinstituttet: 15517 Havforskningsinstituttet: 15293 Havforskningsinstituttet: 15761 urn:issn:2368-7460 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3039159 https://doi.org/10.1139/AS-2022-0011 cristin:2046244 Arctic Science, 2022. Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no Copyright 2022 Authors Aliani, Bergmann, Bourdages, BuhlMortensen, Galgani, Gomiero, Granberg, Grøsvik, Hamilton, Kögel, Larsen, Lusher, Mallory, Murphy, Peeken, Primpke, Strand, and Vorkamp, and The Crown Arctic Science Microplast Microplastic VDP::Bebyggelses- og reguleringsplanlegging: 234 VDP::Building and regulation planning: 234 Journal article Peer reviewed 2022 ftunivbergen https://doi.org/10.1139/AS-2022-0011 2023-03-14T17:40:54Z The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme has published a plan and guidelines for the monitoring of litter and microplastics (MP) in the Arctic. Here, we look beyond suggestions for immediate monitoring and discuss challenges, opportunities, and future strategies in the long-term monitoring of litter and MP in the Arctic. Challenges are related to environmental conditions, lack of harmonization and standardization of measurements, and long-term coordinated and harmonized data storage. Furthermore, major knowledge gaps exist with regard to benchmark levels, transport, sources, and effects, which should be considered in future monitoring strategies. Their development could build on the existing infrastructure and networks established in other monitoring initiatives in the Arctic, while taking into account specific requirements for litter and MP monitoring. Knowledge existing in northern and Indigenous communities, as well as their research priorities, should be integrated into collaborative approaches. The monitoring plan for litter and MP in the Arctic allows for an ecosystem-based approach, which will improve the understanding of linkages between environmental media of the Arctic, as well as links to the global problem of litter and MP pollution. publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic University of Bergen: Bergen Open Research Archive (BORA-UiB) Arctic Arctic Science 9 1 209 226 |
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The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme has published a plan and guidelines for the monitoring of litter and microplastics (MP) in the Arctic. Here, we look beyond suggestions for immediate monitoring and discuss challenges, opportunities, and future strategies in the long-term monitoring of litter and MP in the Arctic. Challenges are related to environmental conditions, lack of harmonization and standardization of measurements, and long-term coordinated and harmonized data storage. Furthermore, major knowledge gaps exist with regard to benchmark levels, transport, sources, and effects, which should be considered in future monitoring strategies. Their development could build on the existing infrastructure and networks established in other monitoring initiatives in the Arctic, while taking into account specific requirements for litter and MP monitoring. Knowledge existing in northern and Indigenous communities, as well as their research priorities, should be integrated into collaborative approaches. The monitoring plan for litter and MP in the Arctic allows for an ecosystem-based approach, which will improve the understanding of linkages between environmental media of the Arctic, as well as links to the global problem of litter and MP pollution. publishedVersion |
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Provencher, Jennifer F. Aliani, Stefano Bergmann, Melanie Bourdages, Madelaine Buhl-Mortensen, Lene Galgani, Francois Gomiero, Alessio Granberg, Maria Grøsvik, Bjørn Einar Hamilton, Bonnie M. Kögel, Tanja Larsen, Jan René Lusher, Amy Mallory, Mark L Murphy, Peter Peeken, Ilka Primpke, Sebastian Strand, Jakob Vorkamp, Katrin |
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Provencher, Jennifer F. Aliani, Stefano Bergmann, Melanie Bourdages, Madelaine Buhl-Mortensen, Lene Galgani, Francois Gomiero, Alessio Granberg, Maria Grøsvik, Bjørn Einar Hamilton, Bonnie M. Kögel, Tanja Larsen, Jan René Lusher, Amy Mallory, Mark L Murphy, Peter Peeken, Ilka Primpke, Sebastian Strand, Jakob Vorkamp, Katrin |
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Future monitoring of litter and microplastics in the Arctic—challenges, opportunities, and strategies |
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Future monitoring of litter and microplastics in the Arctic—challenges, opportunities, and strategies |
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