Due to the continuous rise in conventional plastic production and the deficient management of plastic waste, the industry is developing alternative plastic products made of biodegradable or biobased polymers. The challenge nowadays is to create a new product that combines the advantages of conventional plastics with environmentally friendly properties.

Prof. Beiras latest article on standard methods for the classification of aquatic #toxicity for biologically active household chemicals (#BAHC) present in #plastics, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetic products has been recently published with SpringerNature Digital in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. You may access the whole article at  ===>>> https://rdcu.be/cyJ7W

At the end of July, a collaborative sampling campaign took place between entities of two European projects financed by JPI Oceans: RESPONSE and FACTS, both focused on contamination by microplastics in marine waters. The main objective of this campaign was to compare two microplastic sampling methods at points with different degrees of contamination in the Ría de Vigo.

LAnd Based solutions for PLAstics in the Sea Kick-oFF Meeting

The digital bulletin of the University of Vigo, duvi, echoes the start of the European project LABPLAS that, led by UVigo, will track the origin of the plastic present in the environment with the ultimate goal of "reducing the entry of plastics into the environment" . The field work will be carried out in the North Sea, the Elbe (Germany) and Thames (England) rivers and around the Cecebre reservoir (Galicia).

The third GLAUKOS general project meeting took place (hybrid mode) last 16 and 17th of June, also the month in which the project reaches its first year. 

The meeting was very dynamic and we shared progress and promising early results, that will allow us to be on track with objectives. Below are the faces of the amazing team behind GLAUKOS: