Sampling and QA/QC, or how many blanks do I need?: A guide for scientists investigating the occurrence of microplastics across matrices

Susanne M Brander1, Violet C Renick2, Melissa Foley3, Clare L Steele4, Mary Woo5, Amy Lusher6, Steve Carr7, Paul Helm8, Carolynn Box9, Sam Cherniak10, Robert C Andrews10 and Chelsea M Rochman11, (1)Oregon State University, Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Corvallis, OR, United States, (2)Orange County Sanitation District, Environmental Services Department, Fountain Valley, CA, United States, (3)San Francisco Estuary Institute, Richmond, CA, United States, (4)California State University Channel Islands, Environmental Science and Resource Management, Camarillo, CA, United States, (5)California State University Channel Islands, Environmental Science and Resource Management, CA, United States, (6)Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Oslo, Norway, (7)County Sanitation District of Los Angeles, San Jose Creek Water Quality Laboratory, Whittier, United States, (8)Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Etobicoke, ON, Canada, (9)5 Gyres, Los Angeles, CA, United States, (10)University of Toronto, Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering, Toronto, ON, Canada, (11)University of Toronto, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Toronto, ON, Canada