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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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  13 June 2025

  Smarter use of plastics strengthens circular agri- and horticulture

  - How do you make the use of plastics in agriculture and horticulture as circular as possible? This question was central to the WUR project Circular Use...
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  20 September 2024

  Twenty years of microplastics pollution research – what have we learned?

  - An international group of researchers says 20 years of research have generated sufficient knowledge about the sources and effects of microplastics to...
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  31 October 2023

  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....
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  10 August 2023

  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,...
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  30 June 2023

  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...
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  18 June 2023

  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...
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  03 April 2023

  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...
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  02 January 2023

  Bottom of the class for water quality

  - The Netherlands has the worst water quality of all EU member states: only one per cent of our waters are assessed as ‘good’. So we are...
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  28 November 2022

  Upstream foods: Seafood without a catch!

  - If meat can be cultivated, then so can fish. That was the idea behind the founding of the start-up Upstream foods. Kianti Figler and her two...
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  31 October 2022

  How can we ensure the safe usage of waste streams?

  - In the Circular Connected programme, four research teams from Wageningen University & Research (WUR) are working together in Flagship projects to...

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News 2015 - 2020

• 05 November 2020

  Veni grant of 250,000 euros for eight Wageningen researchers

• 01 July 2020

  Developing new circular materials from safe bio-based building blocks

• 26 April 2017

  Economics of Pollution Management

• 19 January 2017

  Microplastics paper highlighted in Sciencemag

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

• 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)

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

  Hoogenboom, Ron (2021)

• Urbanization: an increasing source of multiple pollutants to rivers in the 21st century

  Strokal, Maryna , Bai, Zhaohai , Franssen, Wietse , Hofstra, Nynke , Koelmans, Bart , Ludwig, Fulco , Ma, Lin , van Puijenbroek, Peter , Spanier, Emiel , Vermeulen, Lucie C. , van Vliet, Michelle T.H. , van Wijnen, Jikke , Kroeze, Carolien (2021)

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

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

• Ecologische effecten van MSC Zoe polystyreen-korrels onderzocht in experimentele marine ecosystemen

  Foekema, Edwin , Keur, Martijn , van der Vlies, Liesbeth , van der Weide, Babeth , Bittner, Oliver (2021) Den Helder: Wageningen Marine Research (Wageningen Marine Research rapport C019/21)

• Impacts of anthropogenic activities on the ecology and ecosystem service delivery of Lake Ziway, Ethiopia

  Merga, Lemessa B. (2021) Wageningen University. Promotor(en): P.J. van den Brink, co-promotor(en): J.H. Faber, A.A. Mengistie - Wageningen: Wageningen University - ISBN: 9789463956383

• Development and application of tests for microplastic detection in soil

  Corradini Santander, Fabio Alfonso (2021) Wageningen University. Promotor(en): V. Geissen, co-promotor(en): Esperanza Huerta-Lwanga - Wageningen: Wageningen University - ISBN: 9789463956253

• From plastic mulching to microplastic pollution : An effect assessment of microplastics in the soil-plant system

  Meng, Fanrong (2021) Wageningen University. Promotor(en): V. Geissen, co-promotor(en): X. Yang, M. Xu - Wageningen: Wageningen University - ISBN: 9789463958622

• Inventarisatie aspecten rondom opruimen microplastics na maritieme incidenten

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

• ‘Klein maar niet fijn’ : Microplastic in zee, vis en schelpdieren

  van der Heijden, P.G.M. (2021) Aquacultuur (2021), Volume: 36, Issue: 1 - ISSN 1382-2764 - p. 33-39.

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2020

• 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

• Plastic in Roodkeelduikers: een T-nul studie in het kader van de containerramp MSC Zoe

  Leopold, M.F. , Kühn, S. (2020) Den Helder: Wageningen Marine Research (Wageningen Marine Research rapport C088/20)

• 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

• Meetrapport verzamelen van plastics van MSC Zoe: zeevogels, vissen, zeebodem, stranden : Beknopt verslag van werkzaamheden in 2019

  Baptist, Martin , Volwater, Joey , van Hal, Ralf , van Zwol, Jetze , Troost, Karin , van Franeker, Jan Andries , Kühn, Suse , Strietman, Wouter Jan (2020) Den Helder: Wageningen Marine Research (Wageningen Marine Research rapport C009/20)

• 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

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

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

• Developing sustainable bio-based packaging products.

  Molenveld, Karin (2020)

• Settling and rising velocities of environmentally weathered micro- and macroplastic particles

  Waldschläger, Kryss , Born, Maximilian , Cowger, Win , Gray, Andrew , Schüttrumpf, Holger (2020) Environmental Research (2020), Volume: 191 - ISSN 0013-9351

• The way of macroplastic through the environment

  Lechthaler, Simone , Waldschläger, Kryss , Stauch, Georg , Schüttrumpf, Holger (2020) Environments - MDPI (2020), Volume: 7, Issue: 10 - ISSN 2076-3298 - p. 1-30.

• Erosion Behaviour of Different Microplastic Particles

  Waldschläger, Kryss , Schüttrumpf, Holger (2020) In: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Microplastic Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea - Cham: Springer - ISBN: 9783030459116 - p. 319-325.

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2019

• Plastic, milieu en gezondheid

  Koelmans, A.A. (2019) In: Plastic: Van zegen tot vloek - Den Haag: Stichting Biowetenschappen en Maatschappij - ISBN: 9789073196957 - p. 52-59.

• Microplastics vormen nog geen grote risico’s, volgens Europese topwetenschappers

  Koelmans, A.A. (2019) Wageningen: Nature Today

• 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 (2019), Volume: 53, Issue: 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 (2019), Volume: 53, Issue: 22 - ISSN 0013-936X - p. 13219-13227.

• Occurence of microplastics in the hyporheic zone of rivers

  Frei, S. , Piehl, S. , Gilfedder, B.S. , Löder, M.G.J. , Krutzke, J. , Wilhelm, L. , Laforsch, C. (2019) Scientific Reports (2019), Volume: 9, Issue: 1 - ISSN 2045-2322

• Combined effects of nanoplastics and copper on the freshwater alga Raphidocelis subcapitata

  Bellingeri, A. , Bergami, E. , Grassi, G. , Faleri, C. , Redondo Hasselerharm, P.E. , Koelmans, A.A. , Corsi, I. (2019) Aquatic Toxicology (2019), Volume: 210 - ISSN 0166-445X - p. 179-187.

• 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. , Van Leeuwen, Fijs W.B. , Velders, Aldrik H. (2019) ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces (2019), Volume: 11, Issue: 39 - ISSN 1944-8244 - p. 36221-36231.

• Proxies for Nanoplastic

  Koelmans, A.A. (2019) Nature Nanotechnology (2019), Volume: 14 - ISSN 1748-3387 - p. 307-308.

• Predicting soil microplastic concentration using vis-NIR spectroscopy

  Corradini, Fabio , Bartholomeus, Harm , Huerta Lwanga, Esperanza , Gertsen, Hennie , Geissen, Violette (2019) Science of the Total Environment (2019), Volume: 650 - ISSN 0048-9697 - p. 922-932.

• A novel method for assessing microplastic effect in suspension through mixing test and reference materials

  Gerdes, Zandra , Hermann, Markus , Ogonowski, Martin , Gorokohva, Elena (2019) Scientific Reports (2019), Volume: 9 - ISSN 2045-2322

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2018

• Micro- and nanoplastic in the aquatic environment : from rivers to whales

  Besseling, Ellen (2018) Wageningen University. Promotor(en): A.A. Koelmans, co-promotor(en): Dr. E.M. Foekema - Wageningen: Wageningen University - ISBN: 9789463432597

• An overview of microplastic and nanoplastic pollution in agroecosystems

  Ng, Ee Ling , Huerta Lwanga, Esperanza , Eldridge, Simon M. , Johnston, Priscilla , Hu, Hang Wei , Geissen, Violette , Chen, Deli (2018) Science of the Total Environment (2018), Volume: 627 - ISSN 0048-9697 - p. 1377-1388.

• Plastic ingestion by juvenile polar cod (Boreogadus saida) in the Arctic Ocean

  Kühn, Susanne , Schaafsma, Fokje L. , van Werven, Bernike , Flores, Hauke , Bergmann, Melanie , Egelkraut-Holtus, Marion , Tekman, Mine B. , van Franeker, Jan A. (2018) Polar Biology (2018), Volume: 41, Issue: 6 - ISSN 0722-4060 - p. 1269-1278.

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

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

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

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

• Modeling the fate and transport of plastic debris in fresh waters: Review and guidance

  Kooi, M. , Besseling, E. , Kroeze, C. , van Wenzel, A.P. , Koelmans, A.A. (2018) In: Freshwater Microplastics - Springer - ISBN: 9783319616155 - p. 125-152.

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

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

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

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

• The influence of microplastics and halogenated contaminants in feed on toxicokinetics and gene expression in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

  Granby, Kit , Rainieri, Sandra , Rasmussen, Rie Romme , Kotterman, Michiel J.J. , Sloth, Jens Jørgen , Cederberg, Tommy Licht , Barranco, Alex , Marques, António , Larsen, Bodil Katrine (2018) Environmental Research (2018), Volume: 164 - ISSN 0013-9351 - p. 430-443.

• Decay of low-density polyethylene by bacteria extracted from earthworm's guts : A potential for soil restoration

  Huerta Lwanga, Esperanza , Thapa, Binita , Yang, Xiaomei , Gertsen, Henny , Salánki, Tamás , Geissen, Violette , Garbeva, Paolina (2018) Science of the Total Environment (2018), Volume: 624 - ISSN 0048-9697 - p. 753-757.

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2017

• Plastic jojoot in de oceanen

  Kooi, M. (2017)

• Marine litter

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

• Onderzoek naar microplastics etende vissen blijkt frauduleus

  van Franeker, J.A. (2017)

• Detection of low numbers of microplastics in North Sea fish using strict quality assurance criteria

  Hermsen, E. , Pompe, R. , Besseling, E. , Koelmans, A.A. (2017) Marine Pollution Bulletin (2017), Volume: 122, Issue: 1-2 - ISSN 0025-326X - p. 253-258.

• Aging of microplastics promotes their ingestion by marine zooplankton

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

• 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 (2017), Volume: 185 - ISSN 0045-6535 - p. 907-917.

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

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

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

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

• Incorporation of microplastics from litter into burrows of Lumbricus terrestris

  Huerta Lwanga, Esperanza , Gertsen, H.F. , Gooren, H. , Peters, P. , Salanki, T.E. , van der Ploeg, M. , Besseling, E. , Koelmans, A.A. , Geissen, V. (2017) Environmental Pollution (2017), Volume: 220 - ISSN 0269-7491 - p. 523-531.

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

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

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2016

• The effect of particle properties on the depth profile of buoyant plastics in the ocean

  Kooi, Merel , Reisser, J. , Slat, B. , Ferrari, F. , Schmid, M. , Cunsolo, S. , Brambini, R. , Noble, K. , Sirks, L.A. , Linders, T.E.W. , Schoeneich-Argent, R.I. , Koelmans, A.A. (2016)

• Effects of microplastics on zooplankton : Microplastic ingestion: the role of taste

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

• Sorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to polystyrene nanoplastic

  Liu, Lijing , Fokkink, R.G. , Koelmans, A.A. (2016) Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (2016), Volume: 35, Issue: 7 - ISSN 0730-7268 - p. 1650-1655.

• The effect of particle properties on the depth profile of buoyant plastics in the ocean

  Kooi, Merel , Reisser, J. , Slat, B. , Ferrari, F. , Schmid, M. , Cunsolo, S. , Brambini, R. , Noble, K. , Sirks, L.A. , Linders, T.E.W. , Schoeneich-Argent, R.I. , Koelmans, A.A. (2016) Scientific Reports (2016), Volume: 6 - ISSN 2045-2322

• Microplastics in the terrestrial ecosystem: Implications for Lumbricus terrestris (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae)

  Huerta Lwanga, Esperanza , Gertsen, H.F. , Gooren, H. , Peters, P.D. , Salanki, T.E. , van der Ploeg, M.J.C. , Besseling, E. , Koelmans, A.A. , Geissen, V. (2016) Environmental Science and Technology (2016), Volume: 50, Issue: 5 - ISSN 0013-936X - p. 2685-2691.

• Microplastic as a Vector for Chemicals in the Aquatic Environment. Critical Review and Model-Supported Re-interpretation of Empirical Studies.

  Koelmans, A.A. , Bakir, A. , Burton, G.A. , Janssen, C.R. (2016) Environmental Science and Technology (2016), Volume: 50 - ISSN 0013-936X - p. 3315-3326.

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

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

2015

• Speuren naar vervuiling door minuscuul plastic

  Ramaker, R. , Koelmans, A.A. (2015) Resource: weekblad voor Wageningen UR (2015), Volume: 9, Issue: 18 - ISSN 1874-3625 - p. 11-11.

• Modeling the role of microplastics in Bioaccumulation of organic chemicals to marine aquatic organisms. Critical Review

  Koelmans, A.A. (2015) In: Marine Anthropogenic Litter - Berlin: Springer - ISBN: 9783319165103 - p. 309-324.

• A global inventory of small floating plastic debris

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

• A critical view on microplastic quantification in aquatic organisms

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

• Potential Health Impact of Environmentally Released Micro- and Nanoplastics in the Human Food Production Chain: Experiences from Nanotoxicology

  Bouwmeester, H. , Hollman, P.C.H. , Peters, R.J.B. (2015) Environmental Science and Technology (2015), Volume: 49 - ISSN 0013-936X - p. 8932-8947.

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

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

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

  Besseling, E. , Foekema, E.M. , van Franeker, J.A. , Leopold, M.F. , Bravo Rebolledo, E. , Kühn, S. , Mielke, L. , Heberle-Bors, E. , Ijzer, J. , Kamminga, P. , Koelmans, A.A. (2015) Marine Pollution Bulletin (2015), Volume: 95, Issue: 1 - ISSN 0025-326X - p. 248-252.

• Nanoplastics in the aquatic environment

  Koelmans, A.A. , Besseling, E. , Shim, W.J. (2015) In: Marine Anthropogene Litter - Berlin: Springer - ISBN: 9783319165103 - p. 325-340.

• 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 (2015), Volume: 143 - ISSN 0013-9351 - p. 29-45.

• Linking effects of anthropogenic debris to ecological impacts

  Browne, M.A. , Underwood, A.J. , Chapman, M.G. , Williams, R. , Thompson, R.C. , van Franeker, J.A. (2015) Proceedings of the Royal Society. B: Biological Sciences (2015), Volume: 282, Issue: 1807 - ISSN 0962-8452

2014

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

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

• Verkennend Onderzoek Microplastic in het beheersgebied van Waterschap Rivierenland

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

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

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

• 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.

• Correction to Nanoplastic Affects Growth of S. obliquus and Reproduction of D. magna

  Besseling, Ellen , Wang, Bo , Lürling, Miquel , Koelmans, Albert A. (2014) Environmental Science and Technology (2014), Volume: 48, Issue: 23 - ISSN 0013-936X

• Leaching of Plastic Additives to Marine Organisms

  Koelmans, A.A. , Besseling, E. , Foekema, E.M. (2014) Environmental Pollution (2014), Volume: 187 - ISSN 0269-7491 - p. 49-54.

• 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 (2014), Volume: 48, Issue: 9 - ISSN 0013-936X - p. 4869-4876.

• 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 (2014), Volume: 48, Issue: 20 - ISSN 0013-936X - p. 12336-12343.

2013

• 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.

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

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

• 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 (2013), Volume: 47, Issue: 14 - ISSN 0013-936X - p. 7812-7820.

• 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 (Report / RIKILT, Institute of Food Safety 2013.003)

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• 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 (2012), Volume: 31, Issue: 11 - ISSN 0730-7268 - p. 2490-2497.

• 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 (2012), Volume: 154, Issue: 4 - ISSN 0019-1019 - p. 663-679.