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Sources of microplastics relevant to marine protection in Germany

dc.contributor.authorEssel, R.
dc.contributor.authorAhrens, Ralph
dc.contributor.authorEngel, Linda
dc.contributor.organisationOtherNova-Institut für Politische und Ökologische Innovation
dc.contributor.organisationalEditorDeutschland. Umweltbundesamt
dc.contributor.otherWerner, Stefanie
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThe Federal Environment Agency was commissioned a study to produce a first approximation of the amounts of microplastics used in cosmetic products on the market in Germany and the European Union, conduct research into further areas of application for microplastics and determine their amounts of use, and identify other sources of microplastics and estimate their quantity. The nova-Institute gathered the relevant data by comprehensively analysing available literature and conducting telephone interviews. A distinction was drawn between primary and secondary microplastics. Primary microplastics are directly manufactured as microscopic particles that are used in cosmetics and other applications. Secondary microplastics are fragments of macroscopic plastic materials which arise, for instance, through the fragmentation of plastic bottles or abrasion of tyres and textiles. Initial estimates indicate that every year approximately 500 tonnes of primary microplastics composed of polyethylene are used in cosmetic products in Germany. The authors put the quantities used in detergents, disinfectants and blasting agents in Germany at less than 100 tonnes per year each, whereas for microparticles in synthetic waxes they estimate around 100,000 tonnes per year. More accurate figures regarding amounts of use in the various other applications are not available at present, meaning that the total amount of primary microplastics used in Germany cannot be determined.<BR>Quelle: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/en
dc.description.abstractThe Federal Environment Agency was commissioned a study to produce a first approximation of the amounts of microplastics used in cosmetic products on the market in Germany and the European Union, conduct research into further areas of application for microplastics and determine their amounts of use, and identify other sources of microplastics and estimate their quantity. The nova-Institute gathered the relevant data by comprehensively analysing available literature and conducting telephone interviews. A distinction was drawn between primary and secondary microplastics. Primary microplastics are directly manufactured as microscopic particles that are used in cosmetics and other applications. Secondary microplastics are fragments of macroscopic plastic materials which arise, for instance, through the fragmentation of plastic bottles or abrasion of tyres and textiles. Initial estimates indicate that every year approximately 500 tonnes of primary microplastics composed of polyethylene are used in cosmetic products in Germany. The authors put the quantities used in detergents, disinfectants and blasting agents in Germany at less than 100 tonnes per year each, whereas for microparticles in synthetic waxes they estimate around 100,000 tonnes per year. More accurate figures regarding amounts of use in the various other applications are not available at present, meaning that the total amount of primary microplastics used in Germany cannot be determined.en
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.60810/openumwelt-5758
dc.identifier.urihttps://openumwelt.de/handle/123456789/7901
dc.language.isoger
dc.publisherUmweltbundesamt
dc.relation.ispartofseriesTexte
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
dc.subjectMikroplastikpartikel
dc.subjectWasserschadstoff
dc.subjectMeeresverunreinigung
dc.subjectmicroplastic particle
dc.subjectwater polluting substance
dc.subjectseawater pollution
dc.subject.ubaThemeChemikalien
dc.subject.ubaThemeAbfall | Ressourcen
dc.subject.ubaThemeWasser
dc.subject.ubaThemeChemicals
dc.subject.ubaThemeWaste | Resources
dc.subject.ubaThemeWater
dc.titleSources of microplastics relevant to marine protection in Germany
dc.title.alternativeSources of microplastics relevant to marine protection in Germany
dc.typeMonographie
dspace.entity.typePublication
local.audienceVerbraucher*innen
local.bibliographicCitation.number64/2015
local.bibliographicCitation.publisherPlaceDessau-Roßlau
local.collectionTexte / Umweltbundesamt

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