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Around 50 scientists from 12 collaborative projects of the research focus on plastics in the environment met for a first exchange on sampling, sample preparation and analysis of microplastics at the Water Technology Center (TZW) in Karlsruhe.
The Münster Water Days (Wassertage Münster), which have been held every two years at the Münster University of Applied Sciences since 2008, deal with the topic of water in urban areas.
The BLUE PLANET Berlin Water Dialogues are a political forum for water and waste water management.
More than 70 decision-makers and experts from large industry, SMEs, research and politics show how environmental policy goals can be combined with economic interests. During the congress, experts from industry, business and science will come together for a joint exchange.
About 30 scientists from seven collaborative projects (MicBin, PLASTRAT, PLAWES, TextileMission, VerPlaPoS, MikroPlaTaS) of the research focus Plastics in the Environment met for a first exchange on the question of ecotoxicological effects of plastics in the environment.
The first campaign period of the plastic pirates in 2018 has come to an end. The results of the many school classes and youth groups that participated can now be compared on a digital map of Germany.
In cooperation with its partners Grünbeck Wasseraufbereitung GmbH, HPC AG Harburg, MVV Industriepark Gersthofen GmbH and the Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt (LfU), KUMAS e. V. organised the Bavarian Water Days for the 14th time in succession.
The European Maritime Day is the annual EU meeting point on maritime affairs and blue growth. It targets maritime professionals, entrepreneurs and ocean leaders.
Focus of the event and exhibition will be on blue entrepreneurship, innovation and investment.
IdentiPlast 2019 is an European event organized by PlasticsEurope focused on the recycling and recovery of used plastics.
The article "On the Trail of Plastics" provides an overview of the activities of the research focus "Plastics in the Environment - Sources • Sinks • Solutions" and explains which open questions are to be answered by the activities of the funded projects.
As part of the joint research project "PlastikBudget - Development of budget approach and LCA impact assessment methodology for the governance of plastics in the environment", the Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut Essen and Frauenhofer UMSICHT are organising a stakeholder dialogue in Berlin on Mo
Microplastics in technical and natural systems are evident worldwide calling for an in-depth understanding of the implications of these pollutants.
The goal of this project is to develop plastics with environmentally optimised decomposition behaviour, which can degrade faster and in a more eco-friendly manner while maintaining the same stability.
On November 9, 2018, around 20 social scientists from eight joint research projects (ENSURE, VerPlaPoS, REPLAWA, SubµTrack, PLAWES, EmiStop, PLASTRAT, PlastikBudget) met for the second exchange of social scientists in the research focus "Plastics in the Environment".
On September 14, 2018, scientists from the research focus "Plastics in the Environment" met in Berlin for a first exchange meeting within the framework of the cross-cutting issue area 3 "Terms and Definitions".
Rivers are an important source of marine anthropogenic litter, but the particular origins of riverine litter itself have not been well established.
Consumers buying products made of or wrapped in plastic play a decisive role in plastic consumption in Germany. A complete avoidance of plastic in everyday life, while unlikely to occur in full, would only be possible with extremely high restrictions.
On 8 April, the social scientists of the joint research projects will gather for their third exchange meeting. The meeting will take place between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Ecologic Institute in Berlin.
The amount of plastic waste found at and in German rivers is still unexplored in many places. Following campaigns in 2016, 2017 and 2018, young people aged 10 to 16 are once again called upon to support science and go on expeditions as "plastic pirates" in 2019.
The idea and goal of Innoredux is to develop and implement innovative packaging solutions in distance and stationary retailing using a living lab research approach in order to avoid or reduce plastic waste along the value chain.
In order to legitimise political decisions on the problem of plastic emissions into the environment, it is necessary to formulate a quantitative emission target. The budget approach for plastic emissions, will be developed within the framework of this project.
The project aims to make a significant, transdisciplinary contribution to applied research on the prevention of plastic discharges into water bodies via drainage systems from a behavioural and environmental economics perspective.
Here you can find all project sheets of the Joint Projects in one document. It is available for download.
The pollution caused by plastics in the environment is constantly growing and is receiving increasing public attention.
The common element of all investigations in PLASTRAT is the development of solution strategies for sustainable limitation of the spread of plastic residues in the aquatic environment on technical, environmental, scientific and social-ecological levels.
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Together with the social enterprise Dopper, Impact Hub is looking for innovative approaches from students for a plastic-free planet and clean drinking water in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Nepal and Germany as part of the Dopper Changemaker Challenge.
A series of posters has been produced for the workshop on the cross-cutting topic 4 "social and political dimension of plastics in the environment" at the status conference of the research focus.
This project aims to develop representative investigation methods and strategies for an integrative system understanding of relevant plastic entry paths into the environmental compartment water.
The Local Scientific Committee and International Advisory Board invite the scientific community and stakeholders to the second edition of the µMED Conference.