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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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  10 February 2022

  Risk assessments for microplastic within reach

  - Microplastic particles in the environment and in our food and drinking water are extremely diverse and complex. This makes it difficult to determine...
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  13 October 2021

  EU project to explore the impacts of plastic debris on soil health and agricultural productivity

  - The impacts of plastic debris on soil health are largely unknown despite equal, or possibly greater, amounts of plastics entering soils as are...
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  21 May 2021

  City becomes increasing source of water pollution this century

  - In the 21st century, most of the world's population is expected to live in urban areas. Over three-quarters of them will face moderate to high levels...
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  19 March 2021

  Research calculates: human consumes less than a grain of salt of microplastics per week

  - Microplastics are tiny plastic particles that can end up in the environment and the human body. It is not yet clear how harmful microplastic particles...
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  19 January 2021

  Toxicology contributes to research on microplastics in the body

  - On Monday 11 January 2021, the knowledge agenda Microplastics and Health was presented to the State Secretary of Infrastructure and Water Management...

News 2015 - 2020

• 23 September 2020

  Mediterranean Sea hotspot of marine microplastic risks

• 25 March 2020

  26 types of microplastics and rubber detected in Dutch rivers

• 09 March 2020

  Edwin Foekema and Jan van Franeker on regional television (Omrop Fryslân) about plastic pellets in the Wadden sea

• 04 February 2020

  Effects microplastics and nanoplastics on biodiversity only visible after a year

• 17 October 2019

  Tinka Murk gives keynote on marine microplastic risks at WEFTA 2019

• 05 April 2019

  Microplastics widely detected in freshwaters, yet most studies are not fully reliable

• 15 January 2019

  Evidence on microplastics does not yet point to widespread risk, say Europe’s top scientists group

• 11 January 2019

  Five questions concerning the impact of the loss of containers from the vessel MSC Zoë

• 13 September 2018

  Frequently asked questions about The Ocean Cleanup

• 13 February 2017

  Potassium hydroxide: suitable for isolating plastic particles from marine organisms?

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Projects

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  Microplastic food web accumulation project ‘PlasticCod’ granted

• Technologies for the risk assessment of microplastics (TRAMP)

Publications

2021

• Microplastics in Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) spraints and their potential as a biomonitoring tool in freshwater systems

  O'Connor, James D. , Lally, Heather T. , Mahon, Anne-Marie , O'Connor, Ian , Nash, Róisín , O'Sullivan, John J. , Bruen, Michael , Heerey, Linda , Koelmans, Bart , Marnell, Ferdia , Murphy, Sinéad (2021) : Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology

• Concentration Depth Profiles of Microplastic Particles in River Flow and Implications for Surface Sampling

  Cowger, Win , Gray, Andrew B. , Guilinger, James J. , Fong, Brandon , Waldschläger, Kryss (2021) Environmental Science and Technology 55 (2021)9. - ISSN 0013-936X - p. 6032 - 6041.

• Application of laser-induced, deep uv raman spectroscopy and artificial intelligence in real-time environmental monitoring—solutions and first results

  Post, Claudia , Brülisauer, Simon , Waldschläger, Kryss , Hug, William , Grüneis, Luis , Heyden, Niklas , Schmor, Sebastian , Förderer, Aaron , Reid, Ray , Reid, Michael , Bhartia, Rohit , Nguyen, Quoc , Schüttrumpf, Holger , Amann, Florian (2021) Sensors 21 (2021)11. - ISSN 1424-8220

• Hazard identification and Risk characterization – micro and nano plastics in food and feed

  Hoogenboom, Ron (2021)

• Inventory of aspects related to cleaning up microplastics after maritime incidents

  Foekema, Edwin , Kühn, Susanne , Elschot, Kelly , Puijenbroek, Marinka van (2021) IJmuiden : Wageningen Marine Research (Wageningen Marine Research report C095/21B) - p.

• Morphospecies abundance of above-ground invertebrates in agricultural systems under glyphosate and microplastics in south-eastern Mexico

  Hernández-Gutiérrez, Edilberto , Osten, Jaime Rendón Von , Escalona-Segura, Griselda , Mendoza-Vega, Jorge , Dzul-Caamal, Ricardo , Posthumus, Sita , Vastenhouw, Rianne , Yang, Xiaomei , Geissen, Violette , Huerta-Lwanga, Esperanza (2021) Environments 8 (2021)11. - ISSN 2076-3298

• Inventarisatie aspecten rondom opruimen microplastics na maritieme incidenten

  Foekema, Edwin , Kühn, Susanne , Elschot, Kelly , Puijenbroek, Marinka van (2021) Den Helder : Wageningen Marine Research (Wageningen Marine Research rapport C95/21) - p.

• uFTIR: An R package to process hyperspectral images of environmental samples captured with μFTIR microscopes

  Corradini, Fabio , Beriot, Nicolas , Huerta-Lwanga, Esperanza , Geissen, Violette (2021) SoftwareX 16 (2021). - ISSN 2352-7110

• Statistical analysis of effects of MSC Zoe incident on populations of protected species in Wadden Sea and North Sea.

  Herman, Peter M.J. , Lelij, A.C. van der , Ieno, E.N. , Leopold, M.F. , Schekkerman, Hans , Troost, K. , Craeymeersch, J.A.M. , Bijleveld, Allert I. , Bogaart, L.A. van den (2021) : Deltares - p.

• Microplastics komen verder in de voedselketen

  Franeker, Jan Andries van (2021) Microplastics komen verder in de voedselketen, Trouw, 2021-07-23, Jelle Brandsma, https://www.trouw.nl/binnenland/microplastics-komen-verder-in-de-voedselketen~b4f79033/

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2020

• Soil Science Challenges in a New Era : A Transdisciplinary Overview of Relevant Topics

  Rodrigo-Comino, Jesús , López-Vicente, Manuel , Kumar, Vinod , Rodríguez-Seijo, Andrés , Valkó, Orsolya , Rojas, Claudia , Pourghasemi, Hamid Reza , Salvati, Luca , Bakr, Noura , Vaudour, Emmanuelle , Brevik, Eric C. , Radziemska, Maja , Pulido, Manuel , Prima, Simone Di , Dondini, Marta , Vries, Wim de , Santos, Erika S. , Lourdes Mendonça-Santos, Maria de , Yu, Yang , Panagos, Panos (2020) Air, Soil and Water Research 13 (2020). - ISSN 1178-6221

• Effects of microplastics and earthworm burrows on soil macropore water flow within a laboratory soil column setup

  Yu, Miao , Ploeg, Martine van der , Ma, Xiaoyi , Ritsema, Coen J. , Geissen, Violette (2020) Vadose Zone Journal 19 (2020)1. - ISSN 1539-1663

• Effect assessment of nano- and microplastics in freshwater ecosystems

  Redondo Hasselerharm, Paula Elisa (2020) Wageningen University. Promotor(en): A.A. Koelmans, co-promotor(en): E.T.H.M. Peeters. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789463955942 - p.

• Microplastics in the agroecosystem: effects of plastic mulch film residues on the soil-plant system

  Qi, Yueling (2020) Wageningen University. Promotor(en): V. Geissen, co-promotor(en): P. Garbeva; X. Yang. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789463955614 - p.

• What do we know about how the terrestrial multicellular soil fauna reacts to microplastic?

  Büks, Frederick , Loes Van Schaik, Nicolette , Kaupenjohann, Martin (2020) SOIL 6 (2020)2. - ISSN 2199-3971 - p. 245 - 267.

• Microplastics in Soil Ecosystem : Insight on Its Fate and Impacts on Soil Quality

  Yang, Xiaomei , Guo, Xuetao , Huang, Shan , Xue, Sha , Meng, Fanrong , Qi, Yueling , Cheng, Wanli , Fan, Tinglu , Lwanga, Esperanza Huerta , Geissen, Violette (2020) In: Microplastics in Terrestrial Environments / , He, Defu, Luo, Yongming. - : Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH (Handbook of Environmental Chemistry ) - ISBN 9783030562700 - p. 245 - 258.

• Risks of floating microplastic in the global ocean

  Everaert, G. , Rijcke, M. De , Lonneville, B. , Janssen, C.R. , Backhaus, T. , Mees, J. , Sebille, E. van , Koelmans, A.A. , Catarino, A.I. , Vandegehuchte, M. (2020) Environmental Pollution 267 (2020). - ISSN 0269-7491

• Solving the non-alignment of methods and approaches used in microplastic research in order to consistently characterize risk

  Koelmans, A.A. , Redondo Hasselerharm, P.E. , Mohamed Nor, Nur Hazimah , Kooi, M. (2020) Environmental Science and Technology 54 (2020)19. - ISSN 0013-936X - p. 12307 - 12315.

• Message in a belly : Plastic pathways in Fulmars

  Kühn, Susanne (2020) Wageningen University. Promotor(en): H. Lindeboom; G.W. Gabrielsen, co-promotor(en): J.A. van Franeker. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789463952507 - p.

• Quality criteria for microplastic effect studies in the context of risk assessment: A critical review

  Ruijter, Vera de , Redondo-Hasselerharm, P.E. , Gouin, T. , Koelmans, A.A. (2020) Environmental Science and Technology 54 (2020)19. - ISSN 0013-936X - p. 11692 - 11705.

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2019

• Effects of Particle Properties on the Settling and Rise Velocities of Microplastics in Freshwater under Laboratory Conditions

  Waldschläger, Kryss , Schüttrumpf, Holger (2019) Environmental Science and Technology 53 (2019)4. - ISSN 0013-936X - p. 1958 - 1966.

• Erosion Behavior of Different Microplastic Particles in Comparison to Natural Sediments

  Waldschläger, Kryss , Schüttrumpf, Holger (2019) Environmental Science and Technology 53 (2019)22. - ISSN 0013-936X - p. 13219 - 13227.

• Prize for catching nanoplastics

  Smet, Louis de (2019) Chemieprijs voor vangen nanoplastics, Resource jrg. 14 nr. 8 19 december 2020, 2019-12-20, https://edepot.wur.nl/511003;Prize for catching nanoplastics, Resource jrg. 14 nr. 8 19 december 2019, 2019-12-19, https://edepot.wur.nl/511019

• Development of a nanoplastic filter by covalent modification of carbon surfaces

  Akkerman, Laura , Bekkering, Ezra , Westert, Dorien , Smet, L.C.P.M. de , Scott, E.L. (2019)

• Do microplastics harm sea life?

  Koelmans, Bart (2019) Do microplastics harm sea life?, Wageningen University & Research, 2019-02-19, https://edepot.wur.nl/509426

• Modeling decreased resilience of shallow lake ecosystems towards eutrophication due to microplastic ingestion across the food web

  Kong, X. , Koelmans, A.A. (2019) Environmental Science and Technology 53 (2019)23. - ISSN 0013-936X - p. 13822 - 13831.

• On-Flow Immobilization of Polystyrene Microspheres on β-Cyclodextrin-Patterned Silica Surfaces through Supramolecular Host-Guest Interactions

  Willems, Stan B.J. , Bunschoten, Anton , Wagterveld, R.M. , Leeuwen, Fijs W.B. Van , Velders, Aldrik H. (2019) ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 11 (2019)39. - ISSN 1944-8244 - p. 36221 - 36231.

• Thee met een wolkje nanoplastic

  Bouwmeester, H. (2019) Thee met een wolkje nanoplastic, De Volkskrant, 2019-09-26, Cor Speksnijder

• Een scherm van luchtbellen moet microplastic uit rivieren filteren vóór het naar zee drijft

  Franeker, J.A. van (2019) Een scherm van luchtbellen moet microplastic uit rivieren filteren vóór het naar zee drijft, De Volkskrant, 2019-09-16, Renske Marseille en Tonie Mudde, https://www.volkskrant.nl/wetenschap/een-scherm-van-luchtbellen-moet-microplastic-uit-rivieren-filteren-voor-het-naar-zee-drijft~beba4aa6/;Plastic eruit, vissen kunnen door, De Volkskrant, 2019-09-14, Renske Marseille, Tonie Mudde

• Interactive effects of microplastics and glyphosate on the dynamics of soil dissolved organic matter in a Chinese loess soil

  Liu, Hongfei , Yang, Xiaomei , Liang, Chutao , Li, Yuanze , Qiao, Leilei , Ai, Z. , Xue, Sha , Liu, Guobin (2019) Catena 182 (2019). - ISSN 0341-8162

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2018

• Assessing Marine Biodegradability of Plastic—Towards an Environmentally Relevant International Standard Test Scheme

  Weber, Miriam , Makarow, Dorothée , Unger, Boris , Mortier, Nike , Wilde, Bruno De , Eekert, Miriam van , Schuman, Els , Tosin, Maurizio , Pognani, Michele , Innocenti, Francesco Degli , Briassolis, Demetres , Mistriotis, Antonis , Zee, Maarten van der , Lott, Christian (2018) In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Microplastic Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea / , Cocca, M., Di Pace, E., Errico, M.E., Gentile, G., Montarsolo, A., Mossotti, R.. - Cham : Springer Nature (Springer Water ) - ISBN 9783319712789 - p. 189 - 193.

• Biochemodynamic features of metal ions bound by micro- and nano-plastics in aquatic media

  Town, Raewyn M. , Leeuwen, Herman P. van , Blust, Ronny (2018) Frontiers in Chemistry 6 (2018)Dec. - ISSN 2296-2646

• A simple method for the extraction and identification of light density microplastics from soil

  Zhang, Shaoliang , Yang, Xiaomei , Gertsen, Hennie , Peters, Piet , Salánki, Tamás , Geissen, Violette (2018) Science of the Total Environment 616-617 (2018). - ISSN 0048-9697 - p. 1056 - 1065.

• Ingestion and chronic effects of car tyre tread particles on freshwater benthic macroinvertebrates

  Redondo Hasselerharm, P.E. , Ruijter, V. de , Mintenig, Svenja , Verschoor, A. , Koelmans, A.A. (2018) Environmental Science and Technology 52 (2018)23. - ISSN 0013-936X - p. 13986 - 13994.

• Quality criteria for the analysis of microplastic in biota samples: a critical review

  Hermsen, Enya , Mintenig, Svenja M. , Besseling, E. , Koelmans, A.A. (2018) Environmental Science and Technology 52 (2018)18. - ISSN 0013-936X - p. 10230 - 10240.

• Marine microplastic: Preparation of relevant test materials for laboratory assessment of ecosystem impacts

  Kühn, Susanne , Oyen, Albert Van , Booth, Andy M. , Meijboom, André , Franeker, Jan A. Van (2018) Chemosphere 213 (2018). - ISSN 0045-6535 - p. 103 - 113.

• Risk assessment of microplastics in the ocean: modelling approach and first conclusions

  Everaert, G. , Cauwenberghe, L. van , Rijcke, M. De , Koelmans, A.A. , Mees, J. , Vandegehuchte, Martijn L. , Janssen, C.R. (2018) Environmental Pollution 242 (2018)B. - ISSN 0269-7491 - p. 1930 - 1938.

• Accumulation of plastic debris and associated contaminants in aquatic food webs

  Diepens, N.J. , Koelmans, A.A. (2018) Environmental Science and Technology 52 (2018)15. - ISSN 0013-936X - p. 8510 - 8520.

• Closing the gap between small and smaller: Towards a framework to analyse nano- and microplastics in aqueous environmental samples

  Mintenig, Svenja , Bäuerlein, Patrick S. , Koelmans, A.A. , Decker, S.C. , Wezel, A.P. van (2018) Environmental Science: Nano 5 (2018)7. - ISSN 2051-8153 - p. 1640 - 1649.

• Influence of microplastic addition on glyphosate decay and soil microbial activities in Chinese loess soil

  Yang, Xiaomei , Bento, Célia P.M. , Chen, Hao , Zhang, Hongming , Xue, Sha , Lwanga, Esperanza H. , Zomer, Paul , Ritsema, Coen J. , Geissen, Violette (2018) Environmental Pollution 242 (2018). - ISSN 0269-7491 - p. 338 - 347.

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2017

• Marine litter

  Fleet, D.M. , Dau, K. , Gutow, L. , Schulz, M. , Unger, Bianca , Franeker, J.A. van (2017) Wilhelmshaven : Common Wadden Sea Secretariat (Wadden Sea Quality Status Report ) - p.

• Effecten van nanoplastics in het mariene milieu getest in mesocosms

  Foekema, E.M. , Slijkerman, D.M.E. , Sonneveld, C. , Weide, B.E. van der , Wei, Y. (2017) Den Helder : Wageningen Marine Research (Wageningen Marine Research rapport C107/17) - p.

• Field evidence for transfer of plastic debris along a terrestrial food chain

  Huerta Lwanga, Esperanza , Mendoza Vega, Jorge , Ku Quej, Victor , Angeles Chi, Jesus de los , Sanchez del Cid, Lucero , Chi, Cesar , Escalona Segura, Griselda , Gertsen, Henny , Salánki, Tamás , Ploeg, Martine van der , Koelmans, Bart , Geissen, Violette (2017) Scientific Reports 7 (2017). - ISSN 2045-2322 - 7 p.

• All is not lost: Deriving a top-down mass budget of plastic at sea.

  Koelmans, Bart , Kooi, Merel , Law, Kara Lavender , Sebille, Erik van (2017) Environmental Research Letters 12 (2017)11. - ISSN 1748-9326

• Export of microplastics from land to sea. A modelling approach

  Siegfried, Max , Koelmans, A.A. , Besseling, E. , Kroeze, C. (2017) Water Research 127 (2017). - ISSN 0043-1354 - p. 249 - 257.

• Aging of microplastics promotes their ingestion by marine zooplankton

  Vroom, Renske J.E. , Koelmans, Bart , Besseling, Ellen , Halsband, C. (2017) Environmental Pollution 231 (2017). - ISSN 0269-7491 - p. 987 - 996.

• Plastic jojoot in de oceanen

  Kooi, M. (2017) Plastic jojoot in de oceanen, Website Resource, 2017-08-16, Roelof Kleis, https://edepot.wur.nl/422158

• Onderzoek naar microplastics etende vissen blijkt frauduleus

  Franeker, J.A. van (2017) Onderzoek naar microplastics etende vissen blijkt frauduleus, de Volkskrant, 2017-05-04, Cor Speksnijder, https://www.volkskrant.nl/wetenschap/onderzoek-naar-microplastics-etende-vissen-blijkt-frauduleus~a4492403/

• Response of soil dissolved organic matter to microplastic addition in Chinese loess soil

  Liu, Hongfei , Yang, Xiaomei , Liu, Guobin , Liang, Chutao , Xue, Sha , Chen, Hao , Ritsema, Coen J. , Geissen, Violette (2017) Chemosphere 185 (2017). - ISSN 0045-6535 - p. 907 - 917.

• The effect of microplastic on chemical uptake by the lugworm Arenicola marina (L.) under environmentally relevant conditions

  Besseling, E. , Foekema, E.M. , Heuvel-Greve, M.J. van den , Koelmans, A.A. (2017) Environmental Science and Technology 51 (2017)15. - ISSN 0013-936X - p. 8795 - 8804.

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2016

• Statement: Presence of microplastics and nanoplastics in food, with particular focus on seafood

  Hoogenboom, L.A.P. (2016) EFSA Journal 14 (2016)6. - ISSN 1831-4732

• PLASTOX: Direct and indirect ecotoxicological impacts of microplastics on marine organisms

  Booth, Andy , Sakaguchi-Soder, Kaori , Sobral, Paula , Airoldi, Laura , Sempere, Richard , Franeker, J.A. van , Magnusson, Kerstin , Doyle, Thomas , Morrison, Liam , Salaverria, Iurgi , Colen, Carl van , Herzke, Dorte , Orbea, Amaia , Gabrielsen, Geir Wing , Nies, Hartmut , Galloway, Tamara , Oyen, Albert Van (2016)

• What do we know about the ecological impacts of microplastic debris?

  Rochman, Chelsea M. , Browne, M.A. , Underwood, A.J. , Franeker, J.A. van , Thompson, R. , Amaral-Zettler, Linda A. (2016)

• To Eat Or Not To Eat: The Role Of Taste In Microplastic Ingestion By Zooplankton

  Vroom, Renske , Besseling, E. , Koelmans, A.A. , Halsband, C. (2016)

• Closing the gap between small and smaller: Towards an analytical protocol for the detection of Micro- and Nanoplastic in freshwater systems

  Mintenig, Svenja , Bauerlein, P. , Koelmans, A.A. , Dekker, S. , Wezel, A.P. van (2016)

• The depth profile of buoyant microplastics: how much is overlooked with sea surface sampling?

  Kooi, Merel , Reisser, J. , Schmid, M. , Ferrari, F. , Cunsolo, S. , Brambini, R. , Noble, K. , Sirks, L.A. , Linders, Theo , Slat, B. , Koelmans, A.A. (2016)

• Effects of microplastics on benthic macroinvertebrates in freshwater ecosystems

  Redondo Hasselerharm, P.E. , Falahudin, D. , Peeters, E.T.H.M. , Besseling, E. , Koelmans, A.A. (2016)

• Biofouling of microplastics promotes their ingestion by marine zooplankton: implications for food web magnification and experimental design

  Vroom, Renske , Besseling, E. , Koelmans, A.A. , Halsband, C. (2016)

• Potential risk of microplastics transportation into ground water

  Huerta Lwanga, Esperanza , Gertsen, H.F. , Gooren, H.C. , Peters, Piet , Salánki, T.E. , Ploeg, Martine van der , Besseling, E. , Koelmans, A.A. , Geissen, V. (2016) Geophysical Research Abstracts 18 (2016). - ISSN 1029-7006 - 1 p.

• Microplastic as a vector of chemicals to baleen whales in the Mediterranean Sea: A model-supported analysis of available data

  Panti, C. , Fossi, M. , Baini, M. , Koelmans, A.A. (2016)

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2015

• Emerging pollutants in the environment : A challenge for water resource management

  Geissen, V. , Mol, J.G.J. , Klumpp, Erwin , Umlauf, Günter , Nadal, M. , Ploeg, M.J. van der , Zee, S.E.A.T.M. van der , Ritsema, C.J. (2015) International Soil and Water Conservation Research 3 (2015)1. - ISSN 2095-6339 - p. 57 - 65.

• Bioturbator affects and is affected by the concentration of microplastic in sediment

  Besseling, E. , Foekema, E.M. , Ren, Y. , Koelmans, A.A. (2015)

• A global inventory of small floating plastic debris

  Sebille, Erik van , Wilcox, Chris , Lebreton, Laurent , Maximenko, Nikolai , Hardesty, Britta Denise , Franeker, J.A. van , Eriksen, Marcus , Siegel, David , Galgani, F. , Law, Kara Lavender (2015) Environmental Research Letters 10 (2015)12. - ISSN 1748-9326

• Environmental contaminants of emerging concern in seafood - European database on contaminant levels

  Vandermeersch, Griet , Lourenço, Helena Maria , Alvarez-Muñoz, Diana , Cunha, Sara , Diogène, Jorge , Cano-Sancho, German , Sloth, Jens J. , Kwadijk, Christiaan , Barcelo, Damia , Allegaert, Wim , Bekaert, Karen , Fernandes, José Oliveira , Marques, Antonio , Robbens, Johan (2015) Environmental Research 143 (2015). - ISSN 0013-9351 - p. 29 - 45.

• Impact of marine debris on Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella at Cape Shirreff: diet dependent ingestion and entanglement : Preliminary results

  Bravo Rebolledo, Elisa , Franeker, J.A. van (2015) Den Helder : IMARES - p.

• A critical view on microplastic quantification in aquatic organisms

  Vandermeersch, Griet , Cauwenberghe, Lisbeth Van , Janssen, Colin R. , Marques, Antonio , Granby, Kit , Fait, Gabriella , Kotterman, M.J.J. , Diogène, Jorge , Bekaert, Karen , Robbens, Johan , Devriese, Lisa (2015) Environmental Research 143 (2015)part B. - ISSN 0013-9351 - p. 46 - 55.

• Microplastic in a macro filter feeder: humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae

  Besseling, E. , Foekema, E.M. , Franeker, J.A. van , Leopold, M.F. , Kuhnel, S. , Bravo Rebolledo, E. , Mielke, L. , Hesse, E. , Ijzer, J. , Kamminga, A. , Koelmans, A.A. (2015)

• Relative importance of PCB uptake from sediment and microplastic by the lugworm Arenicola marina (L.)

  Besseling, E. , Foekema, E.M. , Heuvel, M.J. van den , Koelmans, A.A. (2015)

• Occurrence of microplastic in the river Rhine and Meuse delta

  Besseling, E. , Foekema, E.M. , Hoon, K. de , Wegner, A. , Gylstra, R. , Koelmans, A.A. (2015)

• Feedbacks between bioturbation and microplastic at the sediment-water interface

  Besseling, E. , Foekema, E.M. , Ren, Y. , Heuvel-Greve, M.J. van den , Koelmans, A.A. (2015)

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2014

• The role of microplastics in bioaccumulation of organic chemicals to aquatic organisms

  Koelmans, A.A. , Besseling, E. , Foekema, E.M. (2014)

• Modeling the fate of nanoplastic and microplastic in rivers

  Besseling, E. , Quik, J.T.K. , Koelmans, A.A. (2014)

• Modeling the Fate of Nano- and Microplastics in freshwater systems

  Besseling, E. , Quik, J.T.K. , Koelmans, A.A. (2014) In: Abstract book 24th Annual meeting SETAC Europe : Science across bridges, borders and boundaries. - - p. 238 - 238.

• Screening van hot spots van nieuwe verontreinigingen : een pilot studie in bodem, grondwater en oppervlaktewater

  Lahr, J. , Laak, T.L. ter , Derksen, A. (2014) Wageningen : Alterra (Alterra-rapport 2538) - p.

• Nanoplastic affects growth of S. obliquus and reproduction of D. magna

  Besseling, E. , Wang, B. , Lürling, M.F.L.L.W. , Koelmans, A.A. (2014) Environmental Science and Technology 48 (2014)20. - ISSN 0013-936X - p. 12336 - 12343.

• Ecotoxic Effects of Nano Plastic on Freshwater plankton (Scenedesmus obliquus and Daphnia magna)

  Besseling, E. , Wang, B. , Koelmans, A.A. (2014) In: Book of Abstracts of the International workshop 'Fate and impact of microplastics in marine ecosystems'. - - p. 40 - 40.

• Microplastics as vectors of chemical contaminants

  Koelmans, A.A. , Besseling, E. , Foekema, E.M. (2014)

• Strong Sorption of PCBs to Nanoplastics, Microplastics, Carbon Nanotubes, and Fullerenes

  Velzeboer, I. , Kwadijk, C.J.A.F. , Koelmans, A.A. (2014) Environmental Science and Technology 48 (2014)9. - ISSN 0013-936X - p. 4869 - 4876.

• Verkennend Onderzoek Microplastic in het beheersgebied van Waterschap Rivierenland

  Besseling, E. , Foekema, E.M. , Koelmans, A.A. (2014) Wageningen : Wageningen Universiteit - p.

• Eerste inschatting van vrijkomen van plastics als gevolg van slijtage van Mosselzaad-Invangsystemen (MZI's)

  Hartog, E. , Brink, A.M. van den , Kamermans, P. (2014) Yerseke : IMARES (Rapport / IMARES Wageningen UR C188/13) - p.

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2013

• Mogelijk fouten bij onderzoek microplastics (2) (interview met Edwin Foekema)

  Witte, M. , Foekema, E.M. (2013) Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau ANP (2013).

• Plastic as a Carrier of POPs to Aquatic Organisms: A Model Analysis

  Koelmans, A.A. , Besseling, E. , Wegner, A. , Foekema, E.M. (2013) Environmental Science and Technology 47 (2013)14. - ISSN 0013-936X - p. 7812 - 7820.

• Plastic as a carrier of POPs to aquatic organisms. A model analysis

  Koelmans, A.A. , Besseling, E. , Wegner, A. , Foekema, E.M. (2013) In: 23rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 12 - 16 May, Glasgow. - - p. 36 - 36.

• Microplastics in aquatic food chain : sources, measurement, occurrence and potential health risks

  Hollman, P.C.H. , Bouwmeester, H. , Peters, R.J.B. (2013) Wageningen : Rikilt - Institute of Food Safety (Report / RIKILT, Institute of Food Safety 2013.003) - p.

• Effects of microplastic on fitness and PCB bioaccumulation by the lugworm Arenicola marina

  Besseling, E. , Wegner, A. , Foekema, E.M. , Heuvel-Greve, van den, M.J. , Koelmans, A.A. (2013) Environmental Science and Technology 47 (2013)1. - ISSN 0013-936X - p. 593 - 600.

2012

• Fate and effects of nano- and microplastic on marine foodwebs

  Besseling, Ellen (2012)

• An assessment of the current and potential future natural and anthropogenic issues facing migratory shorebirds

  Sutherland, W.J. , Alves, J.A. , Chang, C.H. , Davidson, D.C. , Finlayson, C.M. , Gill, J.A. , Gill, R.E. , González, P.M. , Gunnarsson, T.G. , Kleijn, D. , Spray, C.J. , Szekely, T. , Thompson, D.B.A. (2012) Ibis 154 (2012)4. - ISSN 0019-1019 - p. 663 - 679.

• Fate and effects of nano- and microplastic on marine foodwebs

  Besseling, Ellen (2012)

• Effects of nanopolystyrene on the feeding behavior of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis L.)

  Wegner, A. , Besseling, E. , Foekema, E.M. , Kamermans, P. , Koelmans, A.A. (2012) Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 31 (2012)11. - ISSN 0730-7268 - p. 2490 - 2497.

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