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The focus of the project is laid on the analysis and evaluation of diverse plastic species regarding chemical dynamics, degradation, leaching as well as adsorption and desorption of contaminants in long-term exposure scenarios including different wastewater treatment steps. Our department contributes to the project by evaluating the effects of differently degraded plastic materials and their additives on freshwater organisms. To this end, we assess the impact of microplastic particles by evaluating their toxic properties in in-vitro bioassays and by assessing their effects on freshwater organisms in chronic biotests.

Furthermore, there is a focus on the quantification and technical possibilities to reduce plastic emissions in the area of sanitary engineering and environmental technology including wastewater and digestate treatment.

The overarching objective of the project is the development of sustainable strategies to reduce plastic emissions and thus decrease plastic residues in the aquatic environment.

Coordinator

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Schaum
Universität der Bundeswehr München
Faculty for Civil Engineering and Environmental Science
Institute for Municipal Water Management and Waste Engineering
Werner-Heisenberg-Weg 39
85577 Neubiberg

Responsible Person at Goethe-University

Dr. Ulrike Schulte-Oehlmann
Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt
Institute for Ecology, Evolution and Diversity
Department Aquatic Ecotoxicology
Max-von-Laue-Str.13
60438 Frankfurt, Germany

Project Partners

aquadrat ingenieure GmbH

Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde

ISOE - Institut für sozial-ökologische Forschung

IWW Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wasserforschung gemeinnützige GmbH

Leibniz-Institut für Ostseeforschung e.V.

Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V.

TU Darmstadt - Institut IWAR

Universität der Bundeswehr München (UBM)

Website: https://www.fona.de/de/plastik-in-der-umwelt-20982.html

Start: September 1^st 2017

Ende: 31.08.2020

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