Subject Area:	Environmental Science
More specific subject area:	Microplastics’ research
Method name:	Sample transfer from sieve to microscope
Name and reference of original method:	Not applicable
Resource availability:	•Stainless-steel sieves and lid (here: Atechnik GmbH, Ø 75 mm) •Glass funnel with broad outlet (here: upper Ø 80 mm) •Glass vacuum filtration setup (here: Sartorius AG, Ø 50 mm filtration device with glass frit and PTFE ring (called here: filter plate)) •Cellulosic filters (here: Lab Logistics Group GmbH, disc filter paper, qualitative, medium/fast, Ø 47 mm) •Glass petri dishes (here: Ø 90 mm) •Filtered water for rinsing (here: tap water that has passed a stainless-steel sieve with a mesh size considerably smaller than the investigated microplastic particles)