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FanpLESStic-sea 2019. Review of existing policies and research related to microplastics.
(FanpLESStic-sea project, 2019)
The FanpLESStic-sea project – “Initiatives to remove microplastics before they enter the sea” started in
January 2019. In addition to the project goals such as raising awareness and looking for solutions related
to the ...
Defining the BASElines and standards for Microplastics ANalyses in European waters : Final report Project BASEMAN
(JPI-Oceans BASEMAN Project, 2019)
Persistent plastic litter amasses. It fragments over time, both before entering and within the marine environment.
Together with micro-sized primary plastic litter from consumer products, this leads to an increasing amount ...
Standardised protocol for monitoring microplastics in sediments. Deliverable 4.2.
(JPI-Oceans BASEMAN Project., 2018)
Marine anthropogenic litter has long been recognised as an emerging pollutant of global
concern. Its ubiquitous distribution and its direct and indirect impacts on aquatic ecosystems,
marine fauna and local economies ...
Harmonized protocol for monitoring microplastics in biota. Deliverable 4.3.
(JPI-Oceans BASEMAN Project, 2019)
Microplastic pollution is presently considered a high concern topic by scientists, policy makers, governmental bodies, non-governmental organizations and the general public.
Microplastics are highly widespread in all ...
Testing indicators for biological impacts of microplastics .
(VU University, Institute for Environmental Studies, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2016)
The EU is still far from its goal of achieving healthy seas and part of the problem is due to marine litter
(European Commission, 2014). Plastic materials invariably make up the dominant fraction of marine
litter and ...
Guidance on the Monitoring of Marine Litter in European Seas - An update to improve the harmonised monitoring of marine litter under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive.
(Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2023)
The Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) Technical Group on Marine Litter developed the ‘Guidance on monitoring of marine litter in European seas’ in 2013 to enable EU Member States to launch monitoring programmes ...