Spread the word (#microplastics in #soil): deltares.nl/en/events/inte…

La llegada masiva de #pélets de plástico ha vuelto a poner en el foco la contaminación ambiental por plásticos. Pero ¿por qué es tan difícil evaluar su toxicidad? Paula Redondo-Hasselerharm (IMDEA Agua) y  @Carledcu (Universidad Alcalá) nos lo explican: theconversation.com/por-que-es-tan…

Interested in #microplastics in #soil? Here’s the first fully aligned & QA/QC-screened #riskassessment based on source-specific particle characteristics! Great collaboration with key scientists like Paula Redondo-Hasselerharm from Papillons_EU and from MINAGRIS: Impacts of plastic debris on soil health , see bit.ly/493TxLX

Press release #Microplastics in soils: first consistent risk assessment wur.nl/en/news-wur/sh… via Wageningen U&R

Wonderfull! #microplastics science = f(#hydrology)

Set of intriguing #microplastics effects detected!

Innovative work by @Rozita2020 from WUR @SLM & MINAGRIS: Impacts of plastic debris on soil health on MP vertical transport in different soil types. Including impressive particle transport modeling.

At the interface of science & policy. Working with @RIVM on the assessment of #microplastics risks in #soils !

Whatever type of sample you take, it is always a subsample. But... How many #microplastics particles must be sampled at minimum to ensure representativeness? Wonderful collaboration with Win Cowger, PhD et al. Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoe…

Do you enjoy haute cuisine? Here's a recipe for creating environmentally relevant #microplastics mixtures, along with instructions for their use in effect tests that comply with 20 QA/QC criteria. Say goodbye to those spooky alignments. By Vera de Ruijter bit.ly/3Pu7vi7

Something for you? We made a Massive Open Online Course (#MOOC) about #microplastics, #nanoplastics, #plastics, analysis, fate, transport, exposure, effects, risks, risk perception. And informative podcasts with key stakeholders! bit.ly/3IRuXlT

Looking for a useful link? Explore all the articles published in Springer's new Scientific Journal #Microplastics & #Nanoplastics. You can sort them by the number of citations, publication year, or relevance: bit.ly/3JKGT9s

We wrote a state-of-the-science report on #microplastics in aquatic environments for Dutch water managers, commissioned by STOWA. Definitions, sampling and analysis, sources, fate, effects, risks, emission reductions, knowledge gaps… bit.ly/44Gi4Ff

After defending her thesis 'Improving the Realism and the Relevance of Microplastic Effect Tests' with Flying Colors: Congratulations Dr. Vera N. de Ruijter!

New: 3D particle tracking of #microplastics settling in algal suspensions. High tech by Valerie de Rijk et al. 2024. bit.ly/3XidoUz

Here is one of those rare, complex, but crucial studies on multiple stress at the food web level: Effect of an antidepressant on aquatic ecosystems in the presence of #microplastics By Nandini & Berte! Berte Gebreyohanes AKWA doi.org/10.1016/j.envp…

Now peer-reviewed and online: 3D particle tracking of #microplastics settling in algal suspensions. High tech by Valerie de Rijk et al. 2024. doi.org/10.1016/j.envp…