Uwe Schnepf (he/him)

Paper published @SpringerNature´s Microplastics and Nanoplastics: @SchnepfUwe et al. A practical primer for image‑based particle measurements in microplastic research rdcu.be/didP1 #microplastics #plasticpollution #microscopy #methods #MiKoBo

Science has shown that #Plastic pollution is driven by plastic production, i.e. supply. Supply-side measures are thus essential to adequately tackle pollution and its effects on human and ecosystem health as well as climate! #PlasticsTreaty #INC5 science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

🌐Wir möchten das Potenzial molekularer Systeme für die #Quantentechnologie erkunden. Für interdisziplinäre, grundlegende Forschungsarbeiten in der Verbindung von #Chemie und #Physik mit Anwendungspotenzial. ⏩️ bwstiftung.de/Quanten #ausschreibung #badenwuerttemberg

In our new PREPRINT, we examine #plastic credits as a compensatory measure for addressing plastic pollution. Instead of reducing pollution, they could exacerbate fragmented plastics governance & reinforce legitimation of #wasteColonialism. #PlasticsTreaty zenodo.org/records/141143…

Love haute cuisine? Here's a recipe for #microplastics mixtures with the same level of polydispersity as in nature. This innovation will improve risk assessments for human and environmental health by providing realistic testing materials. ->Vera de Ruijter bit.ly/40MB0Cv

New study shows that #microplastic-associated chemicals affect successful coral fertilization and fatty acid quantity & composition,i.e. provides evidence for the impacts of #plastic leachates on coral reproduction, an additional threat to coral ecosystems.academic.oup.com/icb/article/64…

Just accepted: Microplastic diversity increases the abundance of antibiotic resistance genes in soil Another great paper with the excellent team surrounding @YGZHURCEES Will share details of open-access paper once available #microplastic #SoilHealth

This must be tweeted every Halloween. I don’t make the rules

New study reveals that everyday LDPE food packaging can release 66-2034 #microplastics /cm² and hundreds of plastic-derived organic compounds under simulated conditions like microwaving, UV, freezing, & more. Time to rethink plastic wraps? doi.org/10.1021/acs.es…

#Mikroplastik:fasern sind inzwischen in fast jeder Plankton-Probe aus dem Meer zu finden 🥺. Kein Wunder: es werden immer mehr Textilien aus #Plastik produziert, was kaum recycelt werden kann. Man sieht hier, wie es im kleinen mit Zooplankton Tierchen interagiert 🥺. #FastFashion

20 yrs after my 1st paper on microplastics, the science is clear microplastics are now widely distributed across the planet, causing harm & contaminating the food we eat the water we drink & the air we breathe. It’s time to change the way we design use and dispose of plastics!

Must read 4 everyone in #microplastics research.

New study suggests that #microplastics can pass the human blood-brain barrier via the olfactory bulb with unclear neurotoxic consequences. MPs were detected in 8 out of 15 individuals (sizes: 5.5-26.4 μm) by μFTIR. jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

New study finds #Microplastics & chlorinated paraffins in #deepsea cold seep sediments support growth of Halomonas bacteria, increase denitrification & anammox activities, promote nitrate- & sulfate-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation ->biogeochemistry sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

A predictive model based on multimodal #DeepLearning exploits the inherent connection between surface physicochemical properties of aged #microplastics (MPs) and their aging processes to predict/trace the typical aging factors of aged MPs. ES&T: go.acs.org/aQQ

A study from the United States has, for the first time, found #microplastics in the brain. sciencealert.com/microplastics-…

📣 Call for abstracts related to #microplastics and #plasticpollution! Please consider submitting an abstract for the session I am co-chairing at #ASLO25 entitled "SS12 Identifying, measuring and responding to plastics in the aquatic environment"! aslo.org/charlotte-2025…

Final version published: Microplastics promote the invasiveness of invasive alien species under fluctuating water regime Zhang et al. @JAppliedEcology #microplastics #soil besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/13…

Now peer-reviewed and online: 3D particle tracking of #microplastics settling in algal suspensions. High tech by Valerie de Rijk et al. 2024. doi.org/10.1016/j.envp…

Neue Studie von @JMCodrington et al. inkl. Kolleg:innen von @HereonHelmholtz fand #Mikroplastik in 80% der menschlichen Penis-Proben, die vor einer Operation für eine aufblasbare Penisprothese zur Behandlung von #Impotenz entnommen wurden. #Plastik #citeas" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">nature.com/articles/s4144…