We are very much looking forward to Dr. Martina Pierdomenico, IGAG-CNR, Rome with the lecture "Transport and accumulation of marine litter in submarine canyons: a geoscience perspective", on Monday, 26 January at 12:15 in H23, RWII or online.
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Congratulation to Jan-Pascal Boos, Franz Dichgans, Jan Fleckenstein, Ben Gilfedder and Sven Frei have received the Editor’s Choice Award 2024 from the journal Water Resources Research Journal for their open access paper “Assessing the Behavior of Microplastics in Fluvial Systems: Infiltration and Retention Dynamics in Streambed Sediments”.
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The study “Mobility and retention of microplastic fibers and irregular plastic fragments in fluvial systems: an experimental flume study” shows that microplastic shape matters for transport and retention in fluvial systems.
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Check our new publication: “About the Variability of Tire and Road Wear Marker Components in Air: From Emissions to Atmospheric Deposition” in Environmental Science & Technology."
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Glückwunsch an unser C03 Team! Der Artikel "Degradation Behavior of Aliphatic−Aromatic Polyesters: from Microplastic-free Composting to Enzyme-Driven Recycling Possibility" zeigt dass Struktur-Eigenschafts-Abbau-Beziehung wichtig sind um nachhaltige Polymere mit maßgeschneiderten Abbauprofilen zu entwickeln.
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With the Plastic Mythbusters quiz, you can test your knowledge of popular claims and myths about plastic pollution in the environment. This project was developed in collaboration with Dr. Ramsperger, member of the SFB Microplastics.
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The doctoral student group of SFB 1357 Microplastics travelled to Bremerhaven and visited the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) for an intensive scientific discourse and to expand their network.
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Around 100 children and their guardians visited us on the “Türen auf mit der Maus” day at the CRC Microplastics station. The children showed how enthusiastic they are about exciting and interesting stories related to science. We are already looking forward to next year!
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Congratulations to Prof. Laforsch and Dr. Löder on this special award "Highly Cited Researchers 2025": it honours the 1% of scientists whose publications are cited most frequently worldwide. An overview of all publications of tht CRC can be found in the "Publications" section.
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