https://www.uu.nl/en en Sat, 20 Apr 2024 06:25:47 +0200 Wed, 07 Dec 2022 17:00:00 +0100 https://www.uu.nl/en/news/circular-bioplastics-offer-solution-for-climate-crisis-and-growing-resource-consumption Under certain conditions the plastic sector may grow to become a form of carbon sink. 125632 Wed, 07 Dec 2022 17:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/tons-of-nanoplastic-are-floating-in-the-wadden-sea About 20 tons of polystyrene and 5 tons of PET are floating in the Wadden Sea in the form of invisible nano and micro particles, researchers from UU and NIOZ discovered. 121034 Mon, 18 Jul 2022 20:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/nanoplastic-omnipresent-in-rural-and-remote-surface-waters Over the past few decades, tiny pieces of plastic have found their way, via the air, to remote places on earth, IMAU researchers conclude. 116371 Wed, 04 May 2022 14:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/the-global-plastic-flood-reaches-the-arctic Even the High North can’t escape the global threat of plastic pollution. This alarming picture emerges from inventory of dozens of studies into microscopically small plastic particles in the Arctic region 115402 Tue, 05 Apr 2022 10:57:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/up-to-30-thousand-kilos-of-litter-washed-up-on-dutch-beaches Utrecht researchers have fully mapped out how much litter is washed up from the sea onto Dutch beaches, under which conditions it washes ashore and from where it originates. 114367 Fri, 04 Mar 2022 08:41:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/oceanographers-win-eu25000-blue-cloud-hackathon-prize A new tool to share data about plastic pollution in the ocean has won this year’s edition of the Blue-Cloud Hackathon. The team, led by Delphine Lobelle, wins a €25.000 cash prize. 113920 Fri, 18 Feb 2022 14:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/researchers-recommendations-for-a-sustainable-plastic-circular-transition Concerning plastics, Dutch policy focuses too much on technological innovations and loses sight of the big picture of a sustainable future, researchers say. 113566 Tue, 08 Feb 2022 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/polar-ice-contaminated-with-nanoplastics Decades-old ice in Northern and Southern Pole regions contain significant amounts of nanoscale plastic particles. Studying ice cores from Greenland and Antarctica, scientists have identified several types of nanoplastic particles 113059 Thu, 20 Jan 2022 10:27:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/nanoplastics-found-in-the-alps-transported-by-air-from-frankfurt-paris-and-london A team of researchers have found nanoplastics at the Sonnblick Observatory in the Alps, the first time that nanoplastics were found in this area. 110905 Mon, 01 Nov 2021 11:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/floating-sensors-predict-plastic-on-galapagos-beaches The first batch of drifters was put to sea from a boat this week. The location of the drifters can be followed live on an interactive map. 110112 Tue, 28 Sep 2021 10:01:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/what-is-the-effect-of-microplastics-and-nanoplastics-in-the-human-body A European research cluster of scientists, industry and policy makers will investigate the effect of microplastics in the human body. 107696 Fri, 11 Jun 2021 10:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/oceanographer-mikael-kaandorp-appointed-as-one-of-the-new-faces-of-science On Faces of Science, young scientists publish blogs and videos about their research and daily life as a researcher. 104634 Tue, 09 Mar 2021 15:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/how-bad-are-microplastics-for-our-health More research is needed into the health risks associated with microplastics, Dutch toxicologists argue in the renowned scientific journal Science. 103923 Fri, 12 Feb 2021 15:59:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/what-do-microplastics-do-in-our-body On Monday 11 January 2021, the knowledge agenda Microplastics and Health was presented to the State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management, Stientje van Veldhoven. This knowledge agenda describes the most important knowledge gaps and calls for more research. 103137 Mon, 11 Jan 2021 14:58:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/background/precious-plastic-blog-1-the-why Plastic is an overwhelming issue, which is why the Precious Plastic project is approaching it from one angle, addressing one specific but significant stream. 102154 Thu, 03 Dec 2020 12:53:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/research-into-microplastics-and-nanoplastics-and-chemical-substances Utrecht researchers are involved in four major European Horizon 2020 projects that are all connected with research into substances that are harmful to our health. A brief impression of the projects is provided below. 101753 Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:33:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/erik-van-sebille-wins-the-agnites-vrolik-award-for-his-research-into-plastic-free-oceans Van Sebille develops software that models ocean currents and can therefore map out the journey of plastic waste in the oceans. 99074 Mon, 31 Aug 2020 11:24:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/galapagos-plastic-free World Conservation Day was the kick-off of the project Galapagos Plastic Free, that aims to rid our oceans of plastic. 98398 Tue, 28 Jul 2020 14:35:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/improved-waste-separation-using-super-stable-magnetic-fluid This super-stable magnetic fluid increases the possibilities of magnetic waste separation and makes it more economically viable. 98084 Thu, 16 Jul 2020 10:48:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/erik-van-sebille-wins-first-erc-public-engagement-with-research-award Van Sebille is praised for his continuous efforts to bust pervading myths about the plastic soup. 97861 Tue, 07 Jul 2020 12:00:00 +0200 Nieuws