Marine Research Centre, Finnish Environment Institute, Latokartanonkaari 11, 00790, Helsinki, Finland.
Environ Monit Assess. 2022 Oct 6;194(12):851. doi: 10.1007/s10661-022-10487-w.
The use of citizen science in the collection of surface water marine microplastics (MP) samples with manta trawl was tested in the Baltic Sea, where the collection of surface water samples is often hampered by environmental conditions. Sampling was carried out at 7 locations around the Baltic Sea with a custom-made manta trawl which was operated onboard a sailing boat. The total concentrations of ≥ 0.3 mm MP in the samples ranged from 0.45 to 1.98 MP m. Based on the results and experiences from this study, citizen science could be introduced into the toolbox of monitoring large MP. When the common basic constraints of surface water sampling within a regional sea are defined and agreed upon, citizen science could be used for strengthening the power of assessments on the state of the marine environment by increasing the spatial coverage of the monitored area.
使用扇形拖网采集波罗的海地表水海洋微塑料（MP）样本的公民科学方法得到了检验，在波罗的海，由于环境条件的限制，地表水样本的采集经常受阻。使用一艘帆船，在波罗的海周围的 7 个地点进行了采样，使用的是定制的扇形拖网。样本中≥0.3 毫米的 MP 的总浓度范围为 0.45 至 1.98 个 MP 米。基于这项研究的结果和经验，公民科学可以被引入监测大型 MP 的工具包中。当定义和商定区域内地表水采样的常见基本限制条件时，公民科学可以通过增加监测区域的空间覆盖范围，用于增强对海洋环境状况评估的力度。
