19th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON WASTE MANAGEMENT,
RESOURCE RECOVERY AND SUSTAINABLE LANDFILLING / 9-13 OCTOBER 2023

Microplastics in surface waters

SESSION B09 / 12 October 2023 / 09:00 - 10:30

Microplastics in surface waters

Chair / Presidente: Margherita Ferrante (IT)


  • G. Walburn, I. D. Williams (GB)

    Macro-, meso- and micro-plastics around an iconic chalk river: distribution, abundance, types and potential sources

  • S. Lenz, R. Ottner, G. Obersteiner (AT)

    Evaluation of different sampling methods for microplastic monitoring in rivers

  • R. Ottner, S. Lenz, G. Obersteiner (AT)

    Comparison of different methods for river sample microplastic analysis

  • M.C. Lavagnolo, M. Modesti, V. Poli (IT)

    PLA degradation in fresh water according to EN ISO 14851

  • T. Gutsa, T. Mani, C. Trois (ZA)

    Using floating GPS drifters to understand the pathways and fate of macroplastic debris In South Africa’s Umgeni river estuary

  • V. Poli, M.C. Lavagnolo, L. Litti (IT)

    Sampling of microplastics in the Atlantic Ocean