News related to: HOTMIC (2020 - 2023)
Small particles, big concerns – discussing microplastics at European Parliament
- 12 December 2023
On 6 December, JPI Oceans and the European Parliament Intergroup on “Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development” organised the hybrid event "Small particles, big concerns: Marine microplastics revisited" at the European Parliament, co-hosted by MEP Catherine Chabaud and MEP Maria Spyraki. The event seeked to facilitate a robust discussion on the latest research findings related to the sources, distribution, and impacts of microplastics.
SONNE searching for microplastics
- 10 December 2020
The research vessel SONNE will study plastic waste in the ocean in December 2020, to be part of the JPI Oceans HOTMIC project coordinated by the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel.
Six JPI Oceans microplastics research projects summarized in new booklet
- 04 August 2020
The projects are conducting research on the sources of microplastics, the methods for identifying smaller micro- and (nano-) plastics and monitoring their circulation in marine systems, and their effects thereon.
Six new JPI Oceans microplastics research projects launched and off to a good start
- 05 June 2020
On 20 May 2020, with over 140 attendees, JPI Oceans hosted the official kickoff webinar for the projects Andromeda, HOTMIC, FACTS, i-plastic, microplastiX and RESPONSE.
HOTMIC research project completes its first expedition
- 07 April 2020
The JPI Oceans HOTMIC project, coordinated by the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, aims to close knowledge gaps about the fate of plastic in the oceans.
JPI Oceans partners and Brazil fund five international joint projects of cutting.edge research on microplastics in the oceans
- 30 September 2019
Five projects are selected for funding to conduct research on sources of microplastics, methods for identifying smaller micro- and (nano-) plastics and monitoring their circulation in marine systems and their effects thereon.