Marine litter and microplastics: overview of the current Flemish scientific expertise and knowledge

In a new Policy Informing Brief, VLIZ - on demand of the Public Waste Agency of Flanders (OVAM) - maps the Flemish expertise and knowledge around marine litter and microplastics. The note provides a useful overview of the published research, but also indicates the needs for studying and addressing litter and microplastics in Flemish aquatic environments.

Link to the Policy Informing Brief (Dutch): www.vliz.be/nl/imis?module=ref&refid=289921

Devriese, L.; Janssen, C. (2017). Overzicht van het onderzoekslandschap en de wetenschappelijke informatie inzake marien zwerfvuil en microplastics in Vlaanderen. VLIZ Beleidsinformerende Nota's, 2017_001. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ): Oostende. ISBN 978-94-92043-34-4. 26 pp. – download pdf

For more information contact authors:

ir. Lisa Devriese, Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), lisa.devriese@vliz.be and Prof. dr. Colin Janssen, University of Ghent (UGent), .

Picture (c) VLIZ (Filip Dewulf)