Plastic
It is estimated that about eight million tonnes of plastic end up in the ocean every year. What are the consequences of this? And can we think of sustainable alternatives to plastic? Utrecht researchers examine this issue from different angles.
Where has all the plastic gone?
99 percent of all the plastics in the ocean is missing. One thing is certain though: plastic is never really gone. The question is: where did it go?
7 myths about plastic soup
What do you actually know about all of the plastic floating in our oceans? Time to debunk seven myths about plastic soup.
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- (Micro)plastics in water
- (Micro)plastics in water
- Waste and litter
- Biocomposites made from fungus
- Catalysts for synthetic materials made from biomass
- Catalysts for synthetic materials made from biomass
- Plastic recycling
- Effect of nanoplastics on health
- Plastic in marine mammals
- Environmental law
