WORK PACKAGES
The konsortium works on the following work packages (WPs)
WP 1: PREVENTING POLLUTION THROUGH REGULATION AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Leader: RUC
Investigates:
1. Use of science in regional and international regulations
2. Transition to circular economy
WP 2: ABUNDANCE AND FATE OF PLASTIC POLLUTION
Leader: AAU
Investigates:
1. Measuring environmental relevant nanoplastics
2. Applicability of metal-doped nanoplastics.
WP 3: SOURCES AND DISTRIBUTION
Leader: AU
Investigates:
1. What is the magnitude of plastic pollution in Danish coastal and open waters and how much does the pollution vary between different areas?
2. Which are the most significant sources of plastic pollution in Danish coastal waters?
WP 4: FATE AND BEHAVIOR
Leader: NatMus
Investigates: How plastic degrades
Degradation of plastic in the marine environment
Physical-chemical
Biological
MarinePlastic addresses realistic degradation in the environment
WP 5: ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS
Leader: RUC
Microplastic is absorbed in many places in the food chain
Which mechanisms do control the uptake, translocation and release of microplastic
Comparison of plastic when it is ‘freshly prepared’, broken down and biofilm greeted
WP 0: LEADERSHIP AND JOINT ACTIVITIES
Leader: AAU
MarinePlastic II - The Danish center for research in marine plastic pollution
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