Project description
Sources and solutions for freshwater microplastics
Microplastics pose a major global threat, but are generally poorly understood. Mostly, plastic enters fresh water sources inland, but almost nothing is known about how and where this occurs. This prevents authorities from managing or mitigating the problem at its source. The EU-funded LimnoPlast project is addressing this issue with a four-pronged approach: data assessment, training, technological solutions and behaviour change. The project will analyse the sources and impacts of freshwater microplastics, and train scientists at the coal-face of the microplastics issue. The goal is to develop innovative solutions to remove microplastics from the environment, and find environmentally-friendly polymers. Finally, the project will promote communication and policy interventions to address the problem of microplastics at the system level.
Field of science
- /natural sciences/chemical sciences/polymer science
- /social sciences
- /natural sciences/biological sciences/ecology/ecosystems/freshwater ecosystems
Programme(s)
Call for proposal
H2020-MSCA-ITN-2019
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Funding Scheme
MSCA-ITN-ETN - European Training NetworksCoordinator
95447 Bayreuth
Germany
Participants (13)
9220 Aalborg
77455 Marne La Vallee Cedex 2
45128 Essen
80686 Munchen
04109 Leipzig
1000 Ljubljana
7491 Trondheim
Participation ended
75589 Paris
405 30 Goeteborg
5020 Bergen
Participation ended
PL4 8AA Plymouth
1081 HV Amsterdam
1010 Wien