Insights into technical challenges in the field of microplastic pollution through the lens of early career researchers (ECRs) and a proposed pathway forward

doi:10.3389/feart.2023.1271547

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	Insights into technical challenges in the field of microplastic pollution through the lens of early career researchers (ECRs) and a proposed pathway forward
	Danopoulos, Evangelos 12; Stanton, Thomas 20; Ma, Yini 13; Horton, Alice A.14; Chen, Qiqing 15; Levermore, Joseph M.16; Li, Jiana 1; Mcgoran, Alexandra R.2,3,19; Lai, Yujian 4; Nolte, Stefanie 3,5
刊名	FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE
	2023-11-17
卷号	11 页码:9
关键词	representativeness contamination comparability time constraints networking limitations
DOI	10.3389/feart.2023.1271547
通讯作者	Danopoulos, Evangelos(ev.ntanopoulos@gmail.com) ; Tu, Chen(ctu@issas.ac.cn)
英文摘要	Early career researchers (ECR) face a series of challenges related to the inherent difficulties of starting their careers. Microplastic (MP) research is a topical field attracting high numbers of ECRs with diverse backgrounds and expertise from a wealth of disciplines including environmental science, biology, chemistry and ecotoxicology. In this perspective the challenges that could hinder scientific, professional, or personal development are explored, as identified by an international network of ECRs, all employed in MP research, that was formed following a bilateral workshop for scientists based in the UK and China. Discussions amongst the network were grouped into four overarching themes of technical challenges: in the field, in the laboratory, in the post data collection phase, and miscellaneous. The three key areas of representativeness, access to appropriate resources, training, and clean labs, and the use of databases and comparability, as well as the overarching constraint of available time were identified as the source of the majority of challenges. A set of recommendations for pathways forward are proposed based on the principles of research openness, access to information and training, and widening collaborations. ECRs have great capacity to promote research excellence in the field of MPs and elsewhere, when provided with appropriate opportunities and suitable support.
WOS关键词	WATER ; SEDIMENT ; QUALITY ; FIBERS ; SINKS ; RIVER ; FTIR
WOS研究方向	Geology
语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:001104210200001
资助机构	The authors declare financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. This work was funded by a Newton Fund Researcher Links grant ID 2019-RLWK11-10166 under the UK-China partnership. The grant is funded by th ; Newton Fund Researcher Links grant ; UK-China partnership - UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy ; National Natural Science Foundation of China
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.yic.ac.cn/handle/133337/33228]
专题	烟台海岸带研究所_中科院海岸带环境过程与生态修复重点实验室
通讯作者	Danopoulos, Evangelos; Tu, Chen
作者单位	1.Ningbo Acad Ecol & Environm Sci, Ningbo, Peoples R China 2.Nat Hist Museum, Dept Life Sci, London, England 3.Ctr Environm Fisheries & Aquaculture Sci, Lowestoft, England 4.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Hangzhou Inst Adv Study, Sch Environm, Hangzhou, Peoples R China 5.Univ East Anglia, Sch Environm Sci, Norwich, England 6.Guangxi Univ, Coll Marine Sci, Nanning, Peoples R China 7.Univ Hull, Energy & Environm Inst, Kingston Upon Hull, England 8.Chinese Acad Sci, Yantai Inst Coastal Zone Res, CAS Key Lab Coastal Environm Proc & Ecol Remediat, Yantai, Peoples R China 9.Univ West England, Dept Geog & Environm Management, Bristol, England 10.Univ West England, Air Qual Management Resource Ctr, Bristol, England
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Danopoulos, Evangelos,Stanton, Thomas,Ma, Yini,et al. Insights into technical challenges in the field of microplastic pollution through the lens of early career researchers (ECRs) and a proposed pathway forward[J]. FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE,2023,11:9.
APA	Danopoulos, Evangelos.,Stanton, Thomas.,Ma, Yini.,Horton, Alice A..,Chen, Qiqing.,...&Nel, Holly A..(2023).Insights into technical challenges in the field of microplastic pollution through the lens of early career researchers (ECRs) and a proposed pathway forward.FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE,11,9.
MLA	Danopoulos, Evangelos,et al."Insights into technical challenges in the field of microplastic pollution through the lens of early career researchers (ECRs) and a proposed pathway forward".FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE 11(2023):9.