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Funding program Leibniz Cooperative Excellence: AirPlast

Abundance and Fate of Synthetic Materials in Atmospheric sub-10 µm Particles

Depositions of microplastics are a risk for ecosystems as well as our health. Many studies investigate the occurrence of microplastics in water. This project has the ambitious goal to analyze whether microplastics are also deposited in the atmosphere as aerosols and in what quantity this might be the case. Atmospheric microplastic particles might act as condensation cores which could influence atmospheric processes. Because this area is understudied, the researches will have to develop novel analysis methods. They will also identify the sources of atmospheric microplastic deposits and their results will contribute substantially to our understanding of the risks of microplastics in the atmosphere. (Leibniz-TROPOS, Helmholtz-UFZ, TU Berlin, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg)

(Dr. D. Fischer, M. Schumacher)

05/2022 - 04/2025

 

 

CORNET: microplastic@food

Method development for the qualitative and quantitative detection of microplastics in foods, causation and preventive measures
(Industry Association for Food Technology and Packaging, Germany+ 4 international partners)
IPF sub-project: establishment of spectroscopic microplastics reference databases, automated microplastic analysis of samples from filling and packaging plants and food samples with FTIR- and Raman microspectroscopy
(Dr. D. Fischer, Dr. E. Kanaki, K. Enders, M. Arnold)
07/2021 - 07/2023
http://microplastic-food.org/ 

JPI Oceans: microplastiX

Integrated approach on the fate of MicroPlastics towards healthy marine ecosystems
(KTH, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden + 14 international partners)
IPF sub-project: characterisation of weathered microplastics, automated microplastic analysis of marine samples with FTIR- and Raman microspectroscopy
(Dr. D. Fischer, Dr. F. Fischer, R. Lenz, J. Muche)
04/2020 - 03/2023
https://www.microplastix.org/

 

 

BMBF-FONA: MicroCatch_Balt - COMPLETED

Determination of inland sources and sinks of microplastics and the relevant fate processes on its pathways to the open Baltic Sea within the exemplary Warnow catchment area (Leibniz-IOW + 4 nat. partners)
IPF sub-project: spectroscopic identification and quantification of microplastics in environmental samples
(Dr. D. Fischer, Dr. F. Fischer)

09/2017 - 09/2020
https://www.io-warnemuende.de/microcatch-start.html

BMBF-FONA: PLASTRAT - COMPLETED

Strategies for the reduction of urban plastic emissions into limnic systems. (Universität der Bundeswehr München + 9 partners, 10 associates)
IPF sub-project: spectroscopic identification and quantification of microplastics in aqueous and sludge samples
(Dr. D. Fischer, Dr. F. Fischer, A. Rödiger)

09/2017 - 08/2020
http://www.plastrat.de

EU BONUS BLUE BALTIC: MICROPOLL - COMPLETED

Multilevel assessment of microplastics and associated pollutants in the Baltic Sea (Leibniz-IOW + 6 int. partners)
IPF sub-project: spectroscopic identification and quantification of microplastics in environmental samples
(Dr. D. Fischer, Dr. J. Brandt, Dr. E. Kanaki, J. Muche, Dr. K.-J. Eichhorn)

7/2017 - 6/2020
https://www.io-warnemuende.de/projekt/192/micropoll.html

BMBF-FONA: PLAWES - COMPLETED

Contamination of Microplastics in the Model System Weser - Wadden Sea National Park: a Cross-ecosystem Approach (University of Bayreuth + 5 nat. partners)
IPF assignment: spectroscopic identification and quantification of microplastics in air samples
(Dr. D. Fischer, E. Schierz)

09/2017 - 08/2020
https://bmbf-plastik.de/en/joint-project/plawes

MikrOMIK - Project supported by the Leibniz Association - COMPLETED

Microplastic as vector for microbial populations in the ecosystem of the Baltic Sea (Leibniz IOW + 11 partners)
IPF sub project: spectroscopic identification and quantification of Microplastic in the Baltic Sea
(Dr. K.-J. Eichhorn, A. Käppler)

04/2014 - 12/2017
http://www.io-warnemuende.de/mikromik-home.html