• Monitoring of microplastic pollution in the Arctic: Recent developments in polymer identification, quality assurance and control (QA/QC), and data reporting 

      Primpke, Sebastian; Booth, Andy; Gerdts, Gunnar; Gomiero, Alessio; Kögel, Tanja; Lusher, Amy Lorraine; Strand, Jakob; Scholz-Böttcher, Barbara; Galgani, Francois; Provencher, Jennifer F; Aliani, Stefano; Patankar, Shreyas; Vorkamp, Katrin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The pollution of the environment with plastics is of growing concern worldwide, including the Arctic region. While larger plastic pieces are a visible pollution issue, smaller microplastics are not visible with the naked ...
    • Status and future recommendations for recording and monitoring litter on the Arctic seafloor 

      Grøsvik, Bjørn Einar; Buhl-Mortensen, Lene; Bergmann, Melanie; Booth, Andy; Gomiero, Alessio; Galgani, Francois (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Marine litter in the Arctic Basin is influenced by transport from Atlantic and Pacific waters. This highlights the need for harmonization of guidelines across regions. Monitoring can be used to assess temporal and spatial ...
    • A systematic review of state-of-the-art technologies for monitoring plastic seafloor litter 

      Sandra, Matthias; Devriese, Lisa I.; Booth, Andy M.; De Witte, Bavo P.; Everaert, Gert; Gago, Jesus; Galgani, Francois; Langedock, Kobus; Lusher, Amy; Maes, Thomas; Pirlet, Hans; Russell, Josie; Pham, Christopher K. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Plastic litter has been widely documented in our oceans, leading to growing worldwide concerns regarding its potential impact on the marine environment. A large proportion of this plastic accumulates at the bottom of the ...