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Project

PLASTOX: Direct and indirect ecotoxicological impact of microplastics on marine organisms

Outputs and Outcomes

Acronym

PLASTOX

Code

12G00216

Duration

15 December 2015 → 15 March 2019

Funding

Federal funding: various

Promotor

Tom Moens

Research disciplines

Engineering and technology
- Other engineering and technology

Keywords

ecotoxicology

Project description

The PLASTOX project will investigate the ingestion, food-web transfer, and ecotoxicological impact of microplastics (MPs), together with the persistent organic pollutants (POPs), metals and plastic additive chemicals associated with them, on key European marine species and ecosystems. We will also study the temporal dynamics of MP colonisation by microbial communities in the field and the influence of microbial biofilms on ingestion rates and POP toxicity.

English

Dutch

English

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