At SETAC Europe, LABPLAS Project partner Todd Gouin, emphasises the importance of producing high-quality data, which is necessary to better support the ability of regulators to assess the implications that plastic exposure might represent to humans and the environment
Bio-based and bio-degradable plastics are becoming more popular as a way to address environmental problems such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and depletion of natural resources. Biodegradability is seen as a key property that plastics should have to reduce environmental impacts, but it is not the ultimate solution to the problem of mismanaged plastic waste.…
From December 2022, LABPLAS is accepted as part of the EU mission “Restore our Oceans and waters” What is the mission? With a 2030 target, the EU Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters” aims to protect and restore the health of our ocean and waters through research and innovation, citizen engagement and blue investments. The…
One of our partners from LABPLAS project, the National Oceanography Centre, released a brand-new podcast three months ago with periodical updates on YouTube. Into The Blue addresses very varied topics with different guests, but always focused on ocean-related problems or the scientific career on oceanography. This time, we want to talk to you about a…
The 2nd sampling campaign was successfully completed by our German team on July 2022. At the end of June/beginning of July 2022, the second sampling campaign of LABPLAS in the Elbe River took place. The same sites as the winter campaign were sampled including the estuary (Cuxhaven), the tidal part of the Elbe (Hamburg and…
As you know, every 8th of June the United Nations promotes the celebration of the World Oceans Day, a date to remember the importance of our oceans. Their biodiversity, the source of protein for a billion people that they represent as well as their power to clean the atmosphere and provide us with 50% of…
Today, June 8th 2022, we celebrate the World Oceans Day, an important date to remind us the importance of oceans for the preservation of life. The oceans are full of biodiversity and the main protein source for over a billion people all over the Earth. They cover more than 70% of our planet, provide 50%…
In January 2022, the German team successfully completed its first sampling campaign in the Elbe river. Sampling sites Sampling sites at Elbe river basin 13: Elbe estuary (coincides with HOTMIC sampling site) 14: Central Hamburg (urban) 15: Elbstorf: Downstream tidal limit 16: Dömitz upstream tidal limit 17: Tributary: Mulde/Elbe confluence: industrial influence 18: Klöden: rural…
In January 2022, the UK team at the National Oceanography Centre successfully completed their first sampling campaign in the River Thames. Sampling sites Sampling sites at Thames river basin Lechlade (rural upper reaches) Dorchester on Thames (rural with urban influence) Upstream tidal limit (Hampton Court) Downstream tidal limit (Richmond) Central London (urban) Thames estuary Campaign…
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