Nakano Haruka, Alfonso María Belén, Phinchan Nopphawit, Jandang Suppakarn, Manap M R Abdull, Chavanich Suchana, Viyakarn Voranop, Müller Moritz, Wong Changi, Bacosa Hernando P, Celik Murat, Cordova Muhammad Reza, Isobe Atsuhiko
Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, Kasuga, Japan; Center for Ocean Plastic Studies, Kyushu University, CU Research Building, Bangkok, Thailand.
Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, Kasuga, Japan; Center for Ocean Plastic Studies, Kyushu University, CU Research Building, Bangkok, Thailand.
Mar Pollut Bull. 2025 Jan;210:117342. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.117342. Epub 2024 Nov 28.
Research on microplastics must be harmonized. Therefore, we thoroughly evaluated in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region, addressing challenges and priorities in protocol harmonization and microplastics research promotion. Of the 615 papers searched by the Web of Science, 164 were used for this systematic review. The number of ASEAN research articles has increased over time. Examination of research protocols in various sampling environments revealed several challenges: 1) Disparities in access to sampling locations affect the research extent; 2) Outdated protocols and limited access to technologies such as FTIR (Fourier-transform infrared) spectroscopy result in less harmonized and potentially lower-quality data; and 3) Insufficiently detailed methods and QA/QC information hampers comparability. We offer procedure updates to overcome these limitations and cover environmental microplastic study gaps. Other countries in the Global South may encounter similar challenges, making this review a valuable contribution to advancing global microplastics research and fostering international collaboration.
微塑料研究必须实现协调统一。因此，我们在东南亚国家联盟（东盟）地区进行了全面评估，探讨了协议协调和微塑料研究推广方面的挑战及优先事项。在科学网搜索的615篇论文中，164篇被用于本系统评价。东盟研究文章的数量随时间有所增加。对各种采样环境下的研究方案进行审查发现了若干挑战：1）采样地点获取机会的差异影响研究范围；2）过时的方案以及诸如傅里叶变换红外光谱仪（FTIR）等技术的获取受限，导致数据协调性较差且质量可能较低；3）方法和质量保证/质量控制信息不够详细，妨碍了可比性。我们提供程序更新以克服这些限制，并填补环境微塑料研究空白。全球南方的其他国家可能也会遇到类似挑战，因此本评价对推动全球微塑料研究及促进国际合作具有重要意义。
