NL: Study into Dutch ‘plastic soup' launched
Technology Foundation STW has invested in a new research project aimed at assessing the degree to which Dutch inland waterways are polluted with extremely small plastic particles. For this project, scientists from Wageningen UR and Utrecht University will be developing new methods and acquiring knowledge on plastic pollution. The project is called Technologies for the Risk Assessment of MicroPlastics (TRAMP).
Over the next four years, the project should answer the questions of how to measure plastic nanoparticles, the extent to which Dutch freshwater areas are polluted with these particles and how you can determine how harmful they are (News Article Wageningen UR, 28 April 2015).
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