Publications and conference contributions

Publications related to P-LEACH

[1] Rummel, C.D.; Schäfer, H.; Jahnke, A.; Arp, H.P.; Schmitt-Jansen M. Effects of leachates from UV‑weathered microplastic on the microalgae Scenedesmus vacuolatus. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 2022, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-021-03798-3

[2] H. Joerss & F. Menger: The complex ‘PFAS world’ - How recent discoveries and novel screening tools reinforce existing concerns. Curr. Opin. Green Sustain. 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogsc.2023.100775

[3] L. Hildebrandt, T. Zimmermann, D. Pröfrock: Laser microdissection pressure catapulting (LMPC): a new technique to handle single microplastic particles for number‑based validation strategies. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 2023, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-023-04611-z

[4] J. Hansen, L. Hildebrandt, T. Zimmermann, F. El Gareb, E.K. Fischer, D. Pröfrock: Quantification and characterization of microplastics in surface water samples from the Northeast Atlantic Ocean using laser direct infrared imaging. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114880

[5] D. Tora, U. Hentschel, S. Lips, M. Schmitt-Jansen, E. Borchert: 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis of the microbial community on microplastic samples from the North Atlantic and Great Pacific Garbage Patches. Afr. J. Microbiol. Res. 2023, https://doi.org/10.5897/AJMR2022.9682

[6] N. Ulrich, A. Böhme, A.B. Strobel, T. Egert: Predicting partitioning from low density polyethylene to blood and adipose tissue by linear solvation energy relationship models. J. Biomed. Mater. Res. 2023, https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.b.35304

[7] L. Hildebrandt, M. Fischer, O. Klein, T. Zimmermann, F. Fensky, A. Siems, A. Zonerman, E. Hengstmann, T. Kirchgeorg, D. Pröfrock: An analytical stragety for challenging members of the microplastic family: Particles from anti-corrosion coatings. ScienceDirect. 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134173

Conference contributions

[1] M. Römerscheid et al. "Prioritization of consumer plastics for further testing based on artificial weathering combined with bioanalytical and chemical screening" SETAC Europe Meeting, 2023, Dublin.

[2] F. Menger et al. "Plastic, water & the sun - Characterization of chemicals leaching from plastic under UV light treatment" International Conference on Non-Target Screening (ICNTS 23), 2023, Erding (Germany).

[3] F. Menger et al. "Environmental Chemicals and Human Health" HEAL 2023 – Collective Action for Health, Environment and Climate, 2023, Australia.

Student degree projects

[1] J. Schattschneider "Entwicklung einer Methode zur Bestimmung von organischen Plastikadditiven in wässrigen Proben mittels LC-/MS/MS und GC-MS/MS" (in German), MSc. thesis, University of Hamburg (Chemistry), carried out at Hereon, 2023.

Recent progress of the P-LEACH consortium and future steps were discussed at GEOMAR on January 30-31, 2024.

Conference presentation

Frank presenting at the conference.

Frank Menger presented his current work at the International Conference on Non-Target Screening (ICNTS 23), 2023, Erding (Germany): "Plastic, water & the sun - Characterization of chemicals leaching from plastic under UV light treatment". Another presentation was "Environmental Chemicals and Human Health" at the HEAL 2023 – Collective Action for Health, Environment and Climate, 2023 in Australia.

Workshop presentation

Treatment of seawater samples

Lars Hildebrandt presented "Development and Validation of Methods for the Sampling, Extraction and Analysis of Marine Microplastics" at the Agilent LDIR 8700 User Community Meeting 2023.

New paper out

For prediction of the partitioning of chemicals from low-density polyethylene to blood and adipose tissue, please see https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.b.35304.

Progress meeting @ Hereon

Project team at the progress meeting P-LEACH team joining the progress meeting in Geesthacht, with team Helgoland on Zoom as a result of the storm.

Thanks for all the updates presented in Geesthacht on July 6-7, and looking forward to our upcoming joint experiments!

New publication

New insights into the microbial communities on microplastic samples from the North Atlantic and Great Pacific Garbage Patches. Please see https://doi.org/10.5897/AJMR2022.9682.