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Structure
Structure
WG2
WG2
WG2 LEADERS
WG2 LEADERS
Lead
Lead
Dr
Liam Morrison
WG2 leader
liam.morrison@nuigalway.ie
National University of Ireland Galway
Dr
Zahida Ademovic
WG2 co-leader
zahida.ademovic@untz.ba
University of Tuzla
WG2
WG2
Description
Description
WG2 aims to help European and developing countries to assess and develop harmonized monitoring methods and sampling procedures for different environmental matrices. WG2 is expected to identify the needs of the participants and leveraging existing methods and procedures. Guidelines will be established to improve scientific capabilities and help research laboratories to evaluate their procedures in line with best practices.
WG2 tasks include organization of interlaboratory tests to compare the most applied methods and to assess harmonized protocols and organization of proficiency tests on the standard protocols to help the laboratories to evaluate their procedures in line with the best practice.
WG2
WG2
Structure
Structure
Subgroup 1 – Water
Leader: dr. Carlos Marques, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal (carlos.marques@ua.pt)
Subgroup 2 – Soil / sludges / sediments
Leader: dr. Teresa Serra, Universitat de Girona, Spain (teresa.serra@udg.edu)
Subgroup 3 – Biological samples
Leader: prof. Serkan Gül, Tayyip Erdogan University, Turkey (serkan.gul@erdogan.edu.tr)
Subgroup 4 – Air
Leader: dr. Eion McGillicuddy, Technical University Dublin, Ireland (eoin.mcgillicuddy@tudublin.ie)
Subgroup 5 – Food
Leader: dr. Javier Borges, Universidad de la Laguna, Spain (jhborges@ull.edu.es)
WG2
WG2
Meetings
Meetings
WG2 kick-off meeting, on-line (June 2022)
This meeting involved the establishment of the five different subgroups (Water; Soil/Sediment/Sludges; Biological Samples; Air; Food) and the selection of subgroup leaders for each. A WG2 Member Questionnaire was devised and circulated to all members of the WG.
2nd WG2 meeting, 28th November 2022, on-line
The meeting provided details of the funded STSMs associated with the WG2 and their outcomes. The subgroup leaders gave a presentation on their research and discussion took place on common aims. This included standardization and harmonization of methodologies for microplastics research and the identification of knowledge gaps.
3rd WG2 meeting, 19th September 2023, hybrid format (>70 attendees online), Brussels
Contributions from WG2 member demonstrated an easy-to-use and cheap extraction method for microplastic extraction from agricultural soils, the link between microplastic pollution with geochemical data to determine overall anthropogenic impact on soils and the correlative microscopy and spectroscopy analysis of microplastics.
The WG2 discussion included the development of harmonized sampling procedures, and the development of guidelines for extraction methods. It was decided that the 4th WG meeting would focus on Quality Control and Quality Assurance issues for microplastic analyses, specifically how to avoid contamination in the field and laboratory.
4th WG2 meeting, 19th June 2024, hybrid format (Novi Sad, Serbia)
The meeting focused on ongoing activities within WG2, particularly addressing contamination control and avoidance in microplastic analysis.
Activities report – Liam Morrison (University of Galway, Ireland) presented an overview of the recent WG2 meetings dedicated to contamination issues, summarizing key outcomes and best practices discussed.
He also introduced the concept for a potential publication on contamination avoidance, aimed at consolidating WG2’s collective expertise and providing guidance for harmonized laboratory procedures.
Open discussion – WG2 members contributed additional inputs, sharing laboratory experiences, challenges, and recommendations to improve contamination prevention strategies across different analytical workflows.
5th WG2 meeting, 20th March 2024, online
WG2
WG2
Completed or ongoing activities
Completed or ongoing activities
Round Table – Microplastic Contamination Issues and Units for Reporting Data, 20 March 2024 – Online
This Round Table focused on critical aspects of contamination control and data reporting in microplastic research, fostering discussion among experts on analytical reliability and harmonization.
Professor Javier Hernández Borges (University of La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain) presented an overview of contamination issues during microplastic determination, highlighting common sources of artefacts and best laboratory practices to minimize them.
Dr Ana Marques Mendes (University of Galway, Ireland) addressed contamination avoidance strategies and the selection of appropriate units for reporting results, emphasizing the need for consistency to ensure comparability across studies.
The session provided a valuable platform for WG2 members to exchange experiences and align procedures toward more robust, transparent, and harmonized data reporting in microplastic analysis.
WG2
WG2
State of the art
State of the art
WG2 participants
WG2 participants
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