TY - JOUR A1 - Barthel, Anne-Kathrin A1 - Wesch, Ch. A1 - Braun, Ulrike A1 - Klein, R. A1 - Paulus, M. T1 - No microplastics in benthic eelpout (Zoarces viviparus): An urgent need for spectroscopic analyses in microplastic detection T2 - Environmental Research N2 - Monitoring the ingestion of microplastics is challenging and suitable detection techniques are insufficiently used. Thus, misidentifying natural for synthetic microfibres cannot be avoided. As part of a framework to monitor the ingestion of microplastics in eelpout, this short report addresses the accurate identification of microfibres. We show that, following visual inspections, putatively synthetic microfibres are indeed of natural origin, as ascertained by spectrometric analyses. Consequently, we call for an inclusion of spectroscopic techniques in standardized microplastic monitoring schemes. PB - Elsevier KW - Monitoring KW - Ingestion KW - Misidentification KW - Microfibre KW - Spectroscopy PY - 2016 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-bam/frontdoor/index/index/docId/35603 AN - OPUS4-35603 SN - 0013-9351 VL - 148 SP - 36 EP - 38 AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany