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NORMAN Workshop on Databases and Software tools for (FT)-IR Spectra for Microplastic Analysis
Date: 3 June 2025, 14:00-16:00
Venue: virtual
Objective of the workshop
Currently no central database exists for microplastics analysis, and information is fragmented and limited due to different data treatment software or instrument makers. There is a need for a common repository dedicated to microplastics data as well as the definition of common/standardised protocols for data and metadata collection. The aim of this NORMAN JPA 2025 initiative is to carry out a feasibility study for a NORMAN Database dedicated to microplastics, i.e. start assessing the current needs from instrument and software providers and from end users for establishing a database of reference spectra from different polymer types and differently aged variants. This workshop is organised by NORMAN WG-4 (NIVA and EAWAG) on microplastics as a first step towards the development of Europe-wide infrastructure for harmonised an interoperable storage of data on microplastics.
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