Behaviour and transport of microplastics in disturbed and undisturbed soils (B06)

• Subject Area: Soil Sciences ; Analytical Chemistry ; Ecology and Biodiversity of Animals and Ecosystems, Organismic Interactions ; Statistical Physics, Nonlinear Dynamics, Complex Systems, Soft and Fluid Matter, Biological Physics
• Term: since 2019
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 391977956

B06 investigates within the CRC 1357 the transport of chemically complex and realistic microplastic (MP) particles on soil surfaces and in soil by water and bioturbation in natural disturbed and undisturbed soils. Thus, the project provides essential data for understanding the transport and accumulation mechanisms of different environmentally relevant types of MP particles. The findings on potential accumulation areas and thus

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1357: MICROPLASTICS - Understanding the mechanisms and processes of biological effects, transport and formation: From model to complex systems as a basis for new solutions
• Applicant Institution: Universität Bayreuth
• Project Heads: Professorin Dr. Christina Bogner; Professor Dr. Andrea Carminati, until 12/2022; Professor Dr. Stephan Gekle; Dr. Martin Löder