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On September 9, 2021 - the European Commission’s (EC’s) Joint Research Centre (JRC) symposium on the “Challenges of microplastic analysis – Bridging state of the art and policy needs” was held online summarizing four inter-laboratory comparison studies on microplastic analysis and putting them into perspective with policy needs. At present, a variety of devices and techniques are available to analyze the occurrence and impacts of microplastics but each method differs in performance and thus, also in the data generated. Harmonized and standardized methods and quality assurance tools are still missing. By bringing together microplastic analysis experts, public authorities, and legislators, the symposium aimed to identify “practical approaches for microplastic monitoring” in water and other matrices. .... read more