Bottom-Up Evaluation of the Uncertainty of the Quantification of Microplastics Contamination in Sediment Samples
Vanessa Morgado, Carla Palma, Ricardo J.N. Bettencourt da Silva
Abstract
for a 99% confidence level, and compared by assessing if the difference between contamination levels is equivalent to zero for the same confidence level. Several samples proved to have metrologically different microplastic contamination. This work represents a contribution to the objectivity of the assessment of environmental contamination with microplastics.
Topics & Concepts
MicroplasticsContaminationEnvironmental scienceSedimentUncertainty analysisEnvironmental chemistrySoil scienceStatisticsMathematicsGeologyChemistryEcologyBiologyPaleontologyMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals