Dossier
Microplastics and Nanoplastics
Microplastics and Nanoplastics are tiny plastic particles that may end up in the environment. What are the effects of these plastics in the sea and fresh water? To answer that question Wageningen University & Research conducts research on microplastics and nanoplastics in the sea, in freshwater and in marine and freshwater organisms.
Size of microplastics and nanoplastics
- Microplastics are microscopic in size: 50 µm - 5 mm (0.05-5mm) (Andrady 2011)
- Nanoplastics are 1,000 times smaller than an algal cell.
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News about microplastics and nanoplastics
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Microplastics are no longer so elusive
- The effects of microplastics on humans and animals are not so elusive as they might seem, thanks to better measurement and calculation methods.... -
New research reveals global plastic pollution patterns in river basins
- Plastic pollution in the world's oceans is a critical environmental issue that demands urgent attention. A recent study published in Nature... -
Nine Veni Grants to WUR researchers
- Nine Wageningen researchers have been awarded a Veni Grant. This is the same number of recipients as last year, when NWO, the Dutch Research Council,... -
Veni grant for Dr. Kryss Waldschlager
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Cooperation helps industry sustainability take a step forward
- Biobased materials need not be inferior to those from the traditional fossil-based industries. Wageningen Food & Biobased Research has been... -
The open science story of Vittorio Saggiomo
- In the series Open Science Stories, WUR researchers and teachers tell how they advance Open Science and Education at WUR. We interviewed Vittorio... -
Plastics @ WUR: let’s team up for a sustainable future with fewer plastics
- For the 4th time, the Wageningen plastic team gathered to talk about plastic-related issues. The team consists of about 45 scientists from a variety... -
Tomatoes Unifarm on the menu of restaurant Novum in Omnia
- Restaurant Novum is the culinary meeting place at Wageningen Campus. The restaurant is located in conference centre Omnia, in the heart of Food... -
Examining soil biodiversity in natural systems and their role in plant vegetation dynamics
- Soils contain most biodiversity on Earth and drive major functions such as global elemental cycles and plant community changes. However, we still miss... -
Positive futures for polluted rivers and seas
- Maryna Strokal has ambitions to reduce pollution in rivers and seas. These ambitions came from her childhood. Maryna likes to swim. Together with her...
News 2015 - 2020
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Veni grant of 250,000 euros for eight Wageningen researchers
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Podcast on Science Advice for Policy
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Mediterranean Sea hotspot of marine microplastic risks
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Developing new circular materials from safe bio-based building blocks
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Edwin Foekema at NPO1 on the effects of the MSC Zoe container disaster
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26 types of microplastics and rubber detected in Dutch rivers
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Edwin Foekema and Jan van Franeker on regional television (Omrop Fryslân) about plastic pellets in the Wadden sea
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Effects microplastics and nanoplastics on biodiversity only visible after a year
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Tinka Murk gives keynote on marine microplastic risks at WEFTA 2019
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Microplastics widely detected in freshwaters, yet most studies are not fully reliable
Projects
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Multi-pollutant modelling of water quality
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Towards Circular Greenhouse Horticulture
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Identifying microplastics in agricultural sites in Brabant
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Towards a sustainable, peat-free casing soil enriched with biostimulants for the mushroom sector
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Recyclable paper-based food packaging
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CHAMPION – Developing new circular materials from safe bio-based building blocks
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ENZYCLE your plastic: biochemical plastic recycling without loss of value
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Microplastic food web accumulation project ‘PlasticCod’ granted
