When: December 3, 2024 Where: online matchmaking event It is designed to connect key stakeholders across the ocean plastic value chain. Explore innovative solutions to combat ocean plastic pollution. This year, hosted by the The Ocean Plastic Forum in collaboration with Clean, Clean Oceans, Enterprise Europe Network, and the COP Project, OPIM 24 marks its […]
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In a Podcast we introduce you to life on bord and to the research project.
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For the PlastTrack project, it is crucial to clearly understand our current standing and the value we can bring to ongoing research around plastic pollution. We know it is a growing issue, and micro- and nanoplastics have not been investigated thoroughly. Around 70% of the marine litter in the Baltic Sea is plastic, where microplastics
Significant progress in the first year of PlastTrack Read More »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4EqYAKreyU&t=76sWe’re happy to present a video demonstrating what it is like to be on a research vessel. Have a look and enjoy our little video. The testing of our sampling methods is crucial to plan for an extended voyage along the coasts of the western Baltic Sea.We thank:Anja Engel, Lisa Roscher, Stefan Dittmar, Sandra Golde,
We tested different sampling methods on board the Alkor Read More »
The FS ALKOR, operated by GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Kiel, took several of us on board. The aim was to test setups and equipment for sampling micro- and nanoplastic particles from the Western Baltic Sea. In bright sunshine at 8 o’clock, the ship first took the course to Bocknis Eck to
Just a short preview on what is coming: Tomorrow, 18. June, a team from PlastTrack-Interreg Deutschland-Danmark and GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel and Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Newtec A/S and SDU Sønderborg – University of Southern Denmark will go on board the Alkor, a ship dedicated to ocean research.
