Circular and Bio-Based Solutions for the Ultimate Prevention of Plastics in Rivers Integrated with Elimination And Monitoring Technologies

Project Information

UPSTREAM

Grant agreement ID: 101112877

DOI

10.3030/101112877

EC signature date 21 May 2023

Start date 1 September 2023

End date 31 August 2027

Funded under

• Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment

Total cost

€ 7 958 026,65

EU contribution

€ 7 024 032,90

Coordinated by

FUNDACION AITIIP
Spain

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (2)

Preliminary Technology replication and transfer to associated regions

Preliminary Report on Prepared methodology and analysis for USPTREAM technology replications and open calls. M18 ad M42

DCCES Strategy

Report on Preparation of dissemination, communication, community Engagement strategy

Data Management Plan (1)

Data Management plan

First version of the project DMP

Publications

Conference proceedings (6)

Review of global production and market analysis of bioplastic packaging

Author(s): Mirica Karlovits, Uroš Novak, Blaž Likozar
Published in: Proceedings of the 3rd International Circular Packaging Conference, 2023
Publisher: Pulp and Paper Institute
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.10007646

Unrvelling the Fate of Microplastic Leachable Compounds: a Fast Screening using Ambient Pressure Ionization

Author(s): Siebe Lievens, Jan Jordenes, Aline Reis De Carvalho and Milica Velimirovic
Published in: 2024

Harmonized protocols for surveying and monitoring litter, plastics and microplastics - UPSTREAM project approach

Author(s): Aleksandra Tubić, et al
Published in: 2025

Developing plastic litter density maps along the Danube riverbank near Novi Sad, Serbia

Author(s): M. Vijuć, D. Papageorgiou, A. Tubić, M. Watson, R. Tomić, M. Dubovina, K. Topouzelis
Published in: 19th International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment, 2025, ISBN 978-86-7132-088-7

Open aqueous loop plastic litter utilization in circular business models

Author(s): Mirica Karlovits, Igor Karlovits, Uroš Novak, Blaž Likozar
Published in: 2025

Environmental Weathering: How Beach Sand and Sea Alter the Chemical Composition of Gloves and Mouth Masks

Author(s): Siebe Lievens,G´eraldine Dumont, Silvia Merlino, Jan Jordens, Lucia Ricci, Simona Bronco, Cristina De Monte, Stefano Pezzini, Aline Reis De Carvalho, Marina Locritani, and Milica Velimirovic
Published in: 2024

Peer reviewed articles (23)

Development of an Inexpensive and Comparable Microplastic Detection Method Using Fluorescent Staining with Novel Nile Red Derivatives

Author(s): Michael Toni Sturm, Erika Myers, Dennis Schober, Anika Korzin, Katrin Schuhen
Published in: Analytica, Issue 4, 2025, ISSN 2673-4532
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/ANALYTICA4010004

Integrating persistent mobile toxic chemicals and micropollutants into life cycle assessment: a cradle-to-grave evaluation of a low-carbon, nature-based wastewater treatment technology

Author(s): Nooshin Barzegar Marvasti, Iestyn M.N. Stead, Christofer Betteridge, Ben Herbert, Peter Fantke, William A. Stubbings, Mohamed Abou-Elwafa Abdallah, Luisa Orsini
Published in: Water Research, Issue 293, 2026, ISSN 0043-1354
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.WATRES.2026.125430

Fast Forward: Optimized Sample Preparation and Fluorescent Staining for Microplastic Detection

Author(s): Michael Toni Sturm, Erika Myers, Anika Korzin, Sabrina Polierer, Dennis Schober, Katrin Schuhen
Published in: Microplastics, Issue 2, 2025, ISSN 2673-8929
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/MICROPLASTICS2040026

Spectrophotometric Polyvinyl Alcohol Detection and Validation in Wastewater Streams: From Lab to Process Control

Author(s): Michael Toni Sturm, Anika Korzin, Pieter Ronsse, Kaspar Groot Kormelinck, Erika Myers, Oleg Zernikel, Dennis Schober, Katrin Schuhen
Published in: Water, Issue 17, 2025, ISSN 2073-4441
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/W17243465

Long-Term Monitoring of Microplastics in a German Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant

Author(s): Michael Toni Sturm, Erika Myers, Anika Korzin, Dennis Schober, Katrin Schuhen
Published in: Microplastics, Issue 3, 2025, ISSN 2673-8929
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/MICROPLASTICS3030031

Sulfonated Co‐Poly(arylene‐ethynylene) PolyHIPE Hydrogels: Synthesis and Structure–Activity Relationships

Author(s): Aleksander Saša Markovič, Sarah Jurjevec, Albin Pintar, Sebastijan Kovačič
Published in: Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, Issue 311, 2026, ISSN 1438-7492
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/MAME.70213

Sulfobetaine zwitterionomer-based conjugated polyelectrolyte polyHIPE networks: Monomer synthesis and Sonogashira–Hagihara cross-coupling

Author(s): Aleksander Saša Markovič, Sebastijan Kovačič
Published in: Tetrahedron, Issue 198, 2026, ISSN 0040-4020
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.TET.2026.135337

Comparative Long-Term Monitoring of Microplastics in the Effluent of Three Different Wastewater Treatment Plants with Two, Three, and Four Treatment Stages

Author(s): Michael Toni Sturm, Daphne Argyropoulou, Erika Myers, Anika Korzin, Pieter Ronsse, Oleg Zernikel, Dennis Schober, Katrin Schuhen
Published in: Water, Issue 17, 2025, ISSN 2073-4441
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/W17050711

Ensuring representative sample volume predictions in microplastic monitoring

Author(s): Richard K. Cross, Sarah L. Roberts, Monika D. Jürgens, Andrew C. Johnson, Craig W. Davis, Todd Gouin
Published in: Microplastics and Nanoplastics, Issue 5, 2025, ISSN 2662-4966
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1186/S43591-024-00109-2

Unravelling the particle size effect and standard selection on pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry quantification: A study of polystyrene

Author(s): Géraldine Dumont, Siebe Lievens, Milica Velimirovic, Aline Reis de Carvalho, Jan Jordens, Pierre-Hugues Stefanuto, Jean-François Focant
Published in: Journal of Chromatography Open, Issue 10, 2026, ISSN 2772-3917
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.JCOA.2026.100351

From COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to pollutants: A multi-analytical approach towards environmental weathering of gloves and face masks in beach sand and sea

Author(s): Siebe Lievens, Lucia Ricci, Géraldine Dumont, Stefano Pezzini, Simona Bronco, Cristina De Monte, Jan Jordens, Aline Reis De Carvalho, Marina Locritani, Milica Velimirovic, Silvia Merlino
Published in: Marine Pollution Bulletin, Issue 221, 2026, ISSN 0025-326X
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.MARPOLBUL.2025.118530

Hierarchically Porous Polyacetylene Networks: Adsorptive Photocatalysts for Efficient Bisphenol A Removal from Water

Author(s): David Šorm, Jiří Brus, Albin Pintar, Jan Sedláček, Sebastijan Kovačič
Published in: ACS Polymers Au, Issue 4, 2024, ISSN 2694-2453
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
DOI: 10.1021/ACSPOLYMERSAU.4C00032

Understanding bio‐based polymers: A study of origins, properties, biodegradation and their impact on health and the environment

Author(s): Sabina Kolbl Repinc, Blaž Stres, Mirica Karlovits, Igor Karlovits, Petra Jerič, Ondrej Panák, Anja Verbič, Blaž Likozar, Uroš Novak
Published in: FEBS Open Bio, Issue 16, 2026, ISSN 2211-5463
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.70183

High-Porosity Conjugated Polyelectrolytes Synthesized via Sonogashira–Hagihara Coupling in Concentrated Emulsions: Robust Adsorptive–Photocatalytic Hydrogels for Water Pollutant Removal

Author(s): Aleksander Saša Markovič, Siebe Lievens, Emeline Hanozin, Milica Velimirovic, Albin Pintar, Sebastijan Kovačič
Published in: Macromolecules, Issue 59, 2026, ISSN 0024-9297
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
DOI: 10.1021/ACS.MACROMOL.5C02304

Reliable River Microplastic Monitoring Using Innovative Fluorescence Dyes—A Case Study

Author(s): Michael Toni Sturm, Anika Korzin, Pieter Ronsse, Erika Myers, Oleg Zernikel, Dennis Schober, Katrin Schuhen
Published in: Microplastics, Issue 4, 2025, ISSN 2673-8929
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/MICROPLASTICS4030063

Improving Sampling Strategies for Microplastic Detection in Aquatic Environments: Precision, Recovery, and Sample Size Requirements

Author(s): Michael Toni Sturm, Mirjam Wielandt, Pieter Ronsse, Anika Korzin, Erika Myers, Katrin Schuhen
Published in: Microplastics, Issue 5, 2026, ISSN 2673-8929
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/MICROPLASTICS5020075

Sustainable, Safe, and Effective (Super)Hydrophobic Coatings for Cellulosic Fiber Material via Alkyl Ketene Dimer and Polysaccharide Integration

Author(s): Petra Jerič, Barbara Golja, Gregor Lavrič, Janvit Teržan, Anja Verbič, Blaž Likozar, Uroš Novak
Published in: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Issue 14, 2026, ISSN 2168-0485
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
DOI: 10.1021/ACSSUSCHEMENG.5C08955

Tuning the reactivity of g-C3N4 photocatalysts using liquid phase exfoliation

Author(s): Jacob Brown, Irwing Ramirez, Jenny Burt, Nellie Chourmouziadi Laleni, Philip Davies, Luisa Orsini, Jason Stafford
Published in: npj 2D Materials and Applications, Issue 10, 2026, ISSN 2397-7132
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1038/S41699-026-00690-5

Microplastic and Nanoplastic Analysis: From Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography‐Mass Spectrometry to Pyrolysis Two‐dimensional Gas Chromatography‐Mass Spectrometry—A Critical Review

Author(s): Géraldine Dumont, Anaïs Rodrigues, Milica Velimirovic, Siebe Lievens, Jan Jordens, Jean‐François Focant, Pierre‐Hugues Stefanuto
Published in: Journal of Separation Science, Issue 48, 2025, ISSN 1615-9306
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/JSSC.70287

Effect of Microfiltration Membrane Configuration in Microplastics Recovery from Wastewater Treatment Effluent

Author(s): Rubén Rodríguez-Alegre, Sergi Durán-Videra, Laura Pérez Megías, Montserrat Pérez-Moya, Julia García-Montaño, Carlos Andecochea Saiz, Xialei You
Published in: Membranes, Issue 15, 2025, ISSN 2077-0375
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/MEMBRANES15050137

Challenging Evolutionary Paradigms: <i>Daphnia</i> Populations Resurrected From Unpolluted Environments Show Enhanced Detoxification Ability to Aromatic Pollutants

Author(s): Florian Gigl, Muhammad Abdullahi, Sam Benkwitz‐Bedford, Niamh Eastwood, Jiarui Zhou, Henner Hollert, Luisa Orsini
Published in: Molecular Ecology, Issue 35, 2026, ISSN 0962-1083
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1111/MEC.70272

Beyond Microplastics: Implementation of a Two-Stage Removal Process for Microplastics and Chemical Oxygen Demand in Industrial Wastewater Streams

Author(s): Michael Toni Sturm, Erika Myers, Dennis Schober, Anika Korzin, Katrin Schuhen
Published in: Water, Issue 16, 2025, ISSN 2073-4441
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/W16020268

Combined toxicity of perfluoroalkyl substances and microplastics on the sentinel species Daphnia magna: Implications for freshwater ecosystems

Author(s): Tayebeh Soltanighias, Abubakar Umar, Muhammad Abdullahi, Mohamed Abou-Elwafa Abdallah, Luisa Orsini
Published in: Environmental Pollution, Issue 363, 2024, ISSN 0269-7491
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.ENVPOL.2024.125133

Monographic books (1)

9th International Conference on Technologies &amp; Business Models for Circular Economy

Published in: 2026
Publisher: University of Maribor Press
DOI: 10.18690/UM.FKKT.7.2026

Other (1)

A Swift Photocatalysis Breaking Down Bisphenol A for Water Purification: Analytical Insights Through DART-MS

Author(s): Siebe Lievens, Aleksander Saša Markovič, Emeline Hanozin, Jan Jordens, Aline Reis De Carvalho, Sebastijan Kovačič, and Milica Velimirovic
Published in: MICRO2024 International Conference, 2024
Publisher: not available