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| Title | Microplastics along the terrestrial food web. The case of cities and natural reserves in the Netherlands. |
| Group | Soil Physics and Land Management group |
| Project type | thesis |
| Credits | 24-39 |
| Supervisor(s) | Violette Geissen and Esperanza Huerta Lwanga |
| Examiner(s) | Coen Ritsema |
| Contact info | violette.geissen@wur.nl and esperanza.huertalwanga@wur.nl |
| Begin date | 2019/04/01 |
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| Description | Project Description
Nevertheless microplastics characteristics and distribution are well-known in the aquatic systems. In the terrestrial environments it is not the case. Previous studies have shown that the microplastics can be carriers of pesticides. And microplastics can be transferred a long the food chain. In the Netherlands no information about this matter is present.Therefore studies are required for monitoring and determing the concentrations of microplastics in soil, soil invertebrates and vertebrates. The aim of the study is to determine the concentrations of microplastics in the terrestrial environment and a long the terrestrial food web in cities and nature reserves in the Netherlands. |
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