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In the last scientific training event, our ESRs had the chance to learn about the basics of polymer chemistry at the University of Bayreuth. Next to lectures, they also practiced in the lab.

The second Network Meeting in person took place mid of October in an old castle close to Bayreuth, Germany. We had two fully packed days. The ESRs gave an update about their progress, we had lively discussions on how to finalize all Deliverables and also time to enjoy time together, including a lively pub quiz.

We are happy to announce the first speakers at our conference:

Lila Durix – Sabine Pahl – Bethanie Carney Almroth – Aude Vidal

Bart Koelmans – Christian Laforsch – Richard Thompson

UNESCO – EU H2020 LimnoPlast Conference

Diving into freshwater microplastic pollution: Connecting water, environmental and social sciences

WHERE: UNESCO – Paris, France
WHEN: 06 – 08 March 2023

Join us and share your experience and ideas. The conference will be free of charge. For more information and to register visit the homepage and follow us on twitter
@LimnoPlast.

Our ESRs put together some lectures for school kids.
You can book our ESRs to teach your students about: General Microplastics, Environmental Engineering, Toxicology, Social Science ar Chemistry.

Approach us at any time: Link

End of September our ESRs got the chance to have insights in different career pathways. At BASF they started the industry day, followed by a visit at BfG as the agency day and last but not least, Plastic Soup Foundation opened their doors for the NGO days – exciting and divers week for our ESRs.

UNESCO – EU H2020 LimnoPlast Conference

Diving into freshwater microplastic pollution: Connecting water, environmental and social sciences

WHERE: UNESCO – Paris, France
WHEN: 06 – 08 March 2023

Join us and share your experience and ideas. The conference will be free of charge. For more information and to register visit the homepage and follow us on twitter
@LimnoPlast.

About the Conference:
Plastic Pollution is one of the major challenges of the Anthropocene. Freshwater ecosystems are vastly polluted by microplastics, making rivers a major pathway of microplastic emissions to the ocean. The conference aims to put the challenge of freshwater microplastic pollution at the centre of the UN global agenda for sustainable development. Not only will knowledge and innovative solutions, generated by the scientists and Early-stage Researchers supported by
the H2020 LimnoPlast project, be disseminated, but the conference will also provide a global discussion platform on action that can be taken by all stakeholders to reduce the freshwater  microplastic pollution and its impact on water resources, ecosystems, wildlife and the ocean.

Conference conclusions, key messages and recommendations for policy makers will be a contribution to the 2023 UN Water Conference.

Since today, you can find our publications and Deliverables all together in our LimnoPlast community on zenodo. Check it out!

Organized by the University of Vienna and University of Bergen, the ESRs got insights in the world of psychology and their view on the microplastic challenge. “Mind-opening”, “surprising”, “fun”, “INTENSE” … some words our ESR buddies and friends used to describe their experience. Go transdisciplinarity!

At the Universtiy of Gothenburg, one of the Beneficiaries of LimnoPlast, the ESRs got the chance to learn about toxicology of microplastics hands-on in the lab. The second time, the ESRs could spent some time together in person – let’s hope, this will continue!

Several ESRs of LimnoPlast attended the SETAC conference in Copenhagen from 15.-19. May 2022. They presented their work in several posters and talks and formed the LimnoPlast droplet – great cooperation.