InPlasTwin Project Progress: Microplastic Degradation Study Activities Completed at DTU Sustain

Researchers from InPlasTwin consortium, Professor Dimitrios Savvas from Agricultural University of Athens (AUA) and Majda Nikezić from Jožef Štefan Institute (JSI), recently completed training activities at Denmark Technical University (DTU), focusing on a short-term staff exchange. The goal of the training was to acquire practical experience in studying the degradation, fragmentation, and generation of microplastics from mulching films under realistic environmental conditions, including natural soil and accelerated weathering simulations. This involved working with specialized instruments to control and monitor solar radiation, temperature, and humidity. During the training, they collected and characterized soil samples from an agricultural field, set up a long-term degradation experiment using various mulching films in soil-filled jars, and received comprehensive training on NTA, LDIR, and FTIR instruments. Notably, they utilized FTIR to characterize the films included in our study, providing vital insights into their composition. This exchange has equipped researchers with invaluable hands-on expertise, significantly advancing their research on the environmental impacts of plastic mulching films.

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Project Coordination
Asst. Prof. Janja Vidmar
Research Associate
janja.vidmar@ijs.si
Jožef Stefan Institute,
Jamova 39, 1000
Ljubljana,
Slovenia
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Olivera Stojilović Trivunić
Head of Ecosystem Development
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Scientific Project Manager, PhD
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