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Microplastics A threat for the 2 Seas area?
Impact of microplastics
MONITORING
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What? European crossborder research within the Interreg IVA 2 Seas Programme
Who? 5 scientific research institutes
ILVO (BE)/Cefas (UK)/Deltares (NL)/Ifremer & Université de Brest (FR)
Why? Determination of occurrence of microplastics in the marine environment
Determination of their impact on marine ecosystem
Determination of their impact on economically important activities
Mitigation of possible risks of microplastics
MICRO
• Standard protocols
• Characterization of plastics
• Chemical load
• Microbial load
• Hotspots
IMPACT EVALUATION
• Exposure of key species
• Determination of
physiological and effect
parameters
• Plastic as vector for
chemicals and bacteria
SOCIO-ECONOMIC STUDY
• Aquaculture/mariculture/
fisheries
• Bacterial water quality
• Bacterial degradation of
microplastics
• Policy support model
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SEDIMENT / WATER / BIOTA
More info: www.ilvo.vlaanderen.be/micro