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Are microplastics harmful?

Whether or not microplastics have harmful effects on plants and animals has not yet been conclusively established. This infografic summarises the current state of research on the topic.

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PLAWES

Microplastic Contamination in the Weser- Wadden Sea – National Park Model System: an Ecosystem-Wide Approach

September 2017

April 2021

In PLAWES, the modelling system of the German national park Weser-Wadden Sea was the first large European river basin that was investigated in detail regarding its microplastic pollution.

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Website

http://www.bayceer.uni-bayreuth.de/PLAWES/en/

Project sheet

18_Projektblatt_PLAWES_ENG_2018.pdf

MikroPlaTas

Microplastics in Dams and Reservoirs: Sedimentation, Spread, Effects

January 2018

September 2021

The spread of microplastics in rivers showed that along a given waterway there are sources as well as sinks. Thus, dams and reservoirs constitute important but until now hardly investigated parts of a water system that serve as examples for risk vs. usefulness of sedimentation of microplastics.

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Website

https://www.uni-muenster.de/Mikroplatas/en/index.html

Project sheet

16_Projektblatt_MicroPlaTas_ENG_2018.pdf

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