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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.
Project website
- TRAMP
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Publications
2020
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Low density-microplastics detected in sheep faeces and soil : A case study from the intensive vegetable farming in Southeast Spain
Science of the Total Environment (2020). - ISSN 0048-9697 -
Effects of plastic mulching on the accumulation and distribution of macro and micro plastics in soils of two farming systems in Northwest China
PeerJ 8 (2020). - ISSN 2167-8359 -
Exposure to microplastic associated chemicals upon oral consumption of microplastics
: Wageningen University & Research -
Soil Science Challenges in a New Era : A Transdisciplinary Overview of Relevant Topics
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
Vadose Zone Journal 19 (2020)1. - ISSN 1539-1663 -
Effect assessment of nano- and microplastics in freshwater ecosystems
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
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?
SOIL 6 (2020)2. - ISSN 2199-3971 - p. 245 - 267. -
Microplastics in Soil Ecosystem : Insight on Its Fate and Impacts on Soil Quality
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
Environmental Pollution 267 (2020). - ISSN 0269-7491
2019
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Prize for catching nanoplastics
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
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Do microplastics harm sea life?
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
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
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 11 (2019)39. - ISSN 1944-8244 - p. 36221 - 36231. -
Thee met een wolkje nanoplastic
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
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
Catena 182 (2019). - ISSN 0341-8162 -
'Microplastics in drinkwater zijn (nog) geen bedreiging'
Beetje plastic in drinkwater kan geen kwaad, zegt de WHO, de Volkskrant, 2019-08-23, Maarten Keulemans;'Microplastics in drinkwater zijn (nog) geen bedreiging', NRC Handelsblad, 2019-08-22, Sander Voormolen -
Microplastics in drinking water
Geneva : World Health Organization - ISBN 9789241516198 - p.
2018
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The influence of microplastics and halogenated contaminants in feed on toxicokinetics and gene expression in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)
Environmental Research 164 (2018). - ISSN 0013-9351 - p. 430 - 443. -
Plastic ingestion by juvenile polar cod (Boreogadus saida) in the Arctic Ocean
Polar Biology 41 (2018)6. - ISSN 0722-4060 - p. 1269 - 1278. -
Microplastic effect thresholds for freshwater benthic macroinvertebrates
Environmental Science and Technology 52 (2018)4. - ISSN 0013-936X - p. 2278 - 2286. -
Autoband is grote bron microplastic
Autoband is grote bron microplastic, Resource, jrg. 12, nr. 11, p. 10, 2018-01-25, Roelof Kleis, https://edepot.wur.nl/440355 -
An overview of microplastic and nanoplastic pollution in agroecosystems
Science of the Total Environment 627 (2018). - ISSN 0048-9697 - p. 1377 - 1388. -
Erratum to: Modeling the Fate and Transport of Plastic Debris in Freshwaters: Review and Guidance
In: Freshwater Microplastics / , Wagner, Martin, Lambert, Scott. - Cham : Springer (The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry ) - ISBN 9783319616148 - p. E1 - E1. -
Decay of low-density polyethylene by bacteria extracted from earthworm's guts : A potential for soil restoration
Science of the Total Environment 624 (2018). - ISSN 0048-9697 - p. 753 - 757. -
Modeling the fate and transport of plastic debris in freshwaters : Review and Guidance
In: Freshwater Microplastics. - : Springer Verlag (Handbook of Environmental Chemistry ) - ISBN 9783319616148 - p. 125 - 152. -
Modeling the fate and transport of plastic debris in fresh waters. Review and guidance
In: Freshwater Microplastics / , Wagner, M., Lambert, S.. - : Springer (The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry ) - ISBN 9783319616155 - p. 125 - 152.
2017
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Marine litter
Wilhelmshaven : Common Wadden Sea Secretariat (Wadden Sea Quality Status Report ) - p. -
Effecten van nanoplastics in het mariene milieu getest in mesocosms
Den Helder : Wageningen Marine Research (Wageningen Marine Research rapport C107/17) - p. -
Field evidence for transfer of plastic debris along a terrestrial food chain
Scientific Reports 7 (2017). - ISSN 2045-2322 - 7 p. -
All is not lost: Deriving a top-down mass budget of plastic at sea.
Environmental Research Letters 12 (2017)11. - ISSN 1748-9326 -
Export of microplastics from land to sea. A modelling approach
Water Research 127 (2017). - ISSN 0043-1354 - p. 249 - 257. -
Aging of microplastics promotes their ingestion by marine zooplankton
Environmental Pollution 231 (2017). - ISSN 0269-7491 - p. 987 - 996. -
Plastic jojoot in de oceanen
Plastic jojoot in de oceanen, Website Resource, 2017-08-16, Roelof Kleis, https://edepot.wur.nl/422158 -
Onderzoek naar microplastics etende vissen blijkt frauduleus
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
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
Environmental Science and Technology 51 (2017)15. - ISSN 0013-936X - p. 8795 - 8804.
2016
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Statement: Presence of microplastics and nanoplastics in food, with particular focus on seafood
EFSA Journal 14 (2016)6. - ISSN 1831-4732 -
PLASTOX: Direct and indirect ecotoxicological impacts of microplastics on marine organisms
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What do we know about the ecological impacts of microplastic debris?
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To Eat Or Not To Eat: The Role Of Taste In Microplastic Ingestion By Zooplankton
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Closing the gap between small and smaller: Towards an analytical protocol for the detection of Micro- and Nanoplastic in freshwater systems
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The depth profile of buoyant microplastics: how much is overlooked with sea surface sampling?
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Effects of microplastics on benthic macroinvertebrates in freshwater ecosystems
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Potential risk of microplastics transportation into ground water
Geophysical Research Abstracts 18 (2016). - ISSN 1029-7006 - 1 p. -
Biofouling of microplastics promotes their ingestion by marine zooplankton: implications for food web magnification and experimental design
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Microplastic as a vector of chemicals to baleen whales in the Mediterranean Sea: A model-supported analysis of available data
2015
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Emerging pollutants in the environment : A challenge for water resource management
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
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A global inventory of small floating plastic debris
Environmental Research Letters 10 (2015)12. - ISSN 1748-9326 -
Environmental contaminants of emerging concern in seafood - European database on contaminant levels
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
Den Helder : IMARES - p. -
A critical view on microplastic quantification in aquatic organisms
Environmental Research 143 (2015)part B. - ISSN 0013-9351 - p. 46 - 55. -
Microplastic in a macro filter feeder: humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae
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Relative importance of PCB uptake from sediment and microplastic by the lugworm Arenicola marina (L.)
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Occurrence of microplastic in the river Rhine and Meuse delta
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Feedbacks between bioturbation and microplastic at the sediment-water interface
2014
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The role of microplastics in bioaccumulation of organic chemicals to aquatic organisms
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Modeling the fate of nanoplastic and microplastic in rivers
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Modeling the Fate of Nano- and Microplastics in freshwater systems
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
Wageningen : Alterra (Alterra-rapport 2538) - p. -
Nanoplastic affects growth of S. obliquus and reproduction of D. magna
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)
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
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Strong Sorption of PCBs to Nanoplastics, Microplastics, Carbon Nanotubes, and Fullerenes
Environmental Science and Technology 48 (2014)9. - ISSN 0013-936X - p. 4869 - 4876. -
Verkennend Onderzoek Microplastic in het beheersgebied van Waterschap Rivierenland
Wageningen : Wageningen Universiteit - p. -
Eerste inschatting van vrijkomen van plastics als gevolg van slijtage van Mosselzaad-Invangsystemen (MZI's)
Yerseke : IMARES (Rapport / IMARES Wageningen UR C188/13) - p.
2013
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Mogelijk fouten bij onderzoek microplastics (2) (interview met Edwin Foekema)
Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau ANP (2013). -
Plastic as a Carrier of POPs to Aquatic Organisms: A Model Analysis
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
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
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
Environmental Science and Technology 47 (2013)1. - ISSN 0013-936X - p. 593 - 600.
2012
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Fate and effects of nano- and microplastic on marine foodwebs
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An assessment of the current and potential future natural and anthropogenic issues facing migratory shorebirds
Ibis 154 (2012)4. - ISSN 0019-1019 - p. 663 - 679. -
Fate and effects of nano- and microplastic on marine foodwebs
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Effects of nanopolystyrene on the feeding behavior of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis L.)
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 31 (2012)11. - ISSN 0730-7268 - p. 2490 - 2497.