Search Results - "Martin, G.J"

Identification and quantification of macro- and microplastics on an agricultural farmland by Piehl, Sarah, Leibner, Anna, Löder, Martin G. J., Dris, Rachid, Bogner, Christina, Laforsch, Christian

“…Microplastic contamination of aquatic ecosystems is a high priority research topic, whereas the issue on terrestrial ecosystems has been widely neglected. At…”
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Finding Microplastics in Soils: A Review of Analytical Methods by Möller, Julia N, Löder, Martin G. J, Laforsch, Christian

“…Research on microplastics in soils is still uncommon, and the existing publications are often incomparable due to the use of different sampling, processing,…”
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Spatial distribution of microplastics in sediments and surface waters of the southern North Sea by Lorenz, Claudia, Roscher, Lisa, Meyer, Melanie S., Hildebrandt, Lars, Prume, Julia, Löder, Martin G.J., Primpke, Sebastian, Gerdts, Gunnar

“…Microplastic pollution within the marine environment is of pressing concern globally. Accordingly, spatial monitoring of microplastic concentrations,…”
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Spatial and seasonal variation in diversity and structure of microbial biofilms on marine plastics in Northern European waters by Oberbeckmann, Sonja, Loeder, Martin G.J., Gerdts, Gunnar, Osborn, A. Mark

“…Abstract Plastic pollution is now recognised as a major threat to marine environments and marine biota. Recent research highlights that diverse microbial…”
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Enzymatic Purification of Microplastics in Environmental Samples by Löder, Martin G. J, Imhof, Hannes K, Ladehoff, Maike, Löschel, Lena A, Lorenz, Claudia, Mintenig, Svenja, Piehl, Sarah, Primpke, Sebastian, Schrank, Isabella, Laforsch, Christian, Gerdts, Gunnar

“…Micro-Fourier transform infrared (micro-FTIR) spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy enable the reliable identification and quantification of microplastics (MPs)…”
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Plastic ingestion by pelagic and demersal fish from the North Sea and Baltic Sea by Rummel, Christoph D., Löder, Martin G.J., Fricke, Nicolai F., Lang, Thomas, Griebeler, Eva-Maria, Janke, Michael, Gerdts, Gunnar

“…Plastic ingestion by marine biota has been reported for a variety of different taxa. In this study, we investigated 290 gastrointestinal tracts of demersal…”
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Analysis of microplastics of a broad size range in commercially important mussels by combining FTIR and Raman spectroscopy approaches by Vinay Kumar, B.N., Löschel, Lena A., Imhof, Hannes K., Löder, Martin G.J., Laforsch, Christian

“…Microplastic (MP) contamination is present in the entire marine environment from the sediment to the water surface and down to the deep sea. This ubiquitous…”
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Microplastic sample purification methods - Assessing detrimental effects of purification procedures on specific plastic types by Schrank, Isabella, Möller, Julia N., Imhof, Hannes K., Hauenstein, Oliver, Zielke, Franziska, Agarwal, Seema, Löder, Martin G.J., Greiner, Andreas, Laforsch, Christian

“…In search of effective, fast, and cheap methods to purify environmental samples for microplastic analysis, scientific literature provides various purification…”
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A promising method for fast identification of microplastic particles in environmental samples: A pilot study using fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy by Wohlschläger, Maximilian, Versen, Martin, Löder, Martin G.J., Laforsch, Christian

“…Microplastic pollution of the environment has been extensively studied, with recent studies focusing on the prevalence of microplastics in the environment and…”
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From sieve to microscope: An efficient technique for sample transfer in the process of microplastics’ quantification by Prume, Julia A., Gorka, Felix, Löder, Martin G.J.

“…In the field of microplastics’ quantification, efficient and reproducible methodology is still needed. Procedures of sample fractionation and transfer are…”
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Cryptic diversity and morphological convergence in threatened species of fossorial skinks in the genus Scelotes (Squamata: Scincidae) from the Western Cape Coast of South Africa: Implications for species boundaries, digit reduction and conservation by Heideman, Neil J.L., Mulcahy, Daniel G., Sites, Jack W., Hendricks, Martin G.J., Daniels, Savel R.

“…[Display omitted] ► The genetic diversity of two threatened South African fossorial skinks was studied. ► Three mtDNA and two nDNA markers were used. ► They…”
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Comparison of Two Classification Methods Trained with FD-FLIM Data to Identify and Distinguish Plastics from Environmental Materials by Wohlschlager, Maximilian, Leiter, Nina, Dietlmeier, Maximilian, Loder, Martin G.J., Versen, Martin, Laforsch, Christian

“…Previous research on identifying plastic types and differentiating plastics from environmental material is promising by utilizing the specific fluorescence…”
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Reconstructing the Environmental Degradation of Polystyrene by Accelerated Weathering by Meides, Nora, Menzel, Teresa, Poetzschner, Björn, Löder, Martin G. J, Mansfeld, Ulrich, Strohriegl, Peter, Altstaedt, Volker, Senker, Jürgen

“…The fragmentation of macro- into microplastics (MP) is the main source of MP in the environment. Nevertheless, knowledge about degradation mechanisms, changes…”
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Airborne microplastic concentrations and deposition across the Weser River catchment by Kernchen, Sarmite, Löder, Martin G.J., Fischer, Franziska, Fischer, Dieter, Moses, Sonya R., Georgi, Christoph, Nölscher, Anke C., Held, Andreas, Laforsch, Christian

“…Microplastic (MP) appears to be omnipresent in the atmosphere, raising concerns about dispersion across environmental compartments, ecological consequences and…”
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Effects of microplastic particles and leaching additive on the life history and morphology of Daphnia magna by Schrank, Isabella, Trotter, Benjamin, Dummert, Julia, Scholz-Böttcher, Barbara M., Löder, Martin G.J., Laforsch, Christian

“…Plastic waste is continuously introduced not only into marine, but also freshwater environments, where it fragments into microplastics. Organisms may be…”
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Organic fertilizer as a vehicle for the entry of microplastic into the environment by Weithmann, Nicolas, Möller, Julia N, Löder, Martin G J, Piehl, Sarah, Laforsch, Christian, Freitag, Ruth

“…The contamination of the environment with microplastic, defined as particles smaller than 5 mm, has emerged as a global challenge because it may pose risks to…”
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Identification of microplastics by FTIR and Raman microscopy: a novel silicon filter substrate opens the important spectral range below 1300 cm(-1) for FTIR transmission measurements by Käppler, Andrea, Windrich, Frank, Löder, Martin G J, Malanin, Mikhail, Fischer, Dieter, Labrenz, Matthias, Eichhorn, Klaus-Jochen, Voit, Brigitte

“…The presence of microplastics in aquatic ecosystems is a topical problem and leads to the need of appropriate and reliable analytical methods to distinctly…”
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Beyond microplastics: Water soluble synthetic polymers exert sublethal adverse effects in the freshwater cladoceran Daphnia magna by Mondellini, Simona, Schott, Matthias, Löder, Martin G.J., Agarwal, Seema, Greiner, Andreas, Laforsch, Christian

“…Plastic pollution is considered one of the causes of global change. However, water soluble synthetic polymers (WSSPs) have been neglected so far, although they…”
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Seasonal variations of microplastic pollution in the German River Weser by Moses, Sonya R., Löder, Martin G.J., Herrmann, Frank, Laforsch, Christian

“…Rivers play a major role in the distribution of microplastics (MPs) in the environment, however, research on temporal variations in these highly dynamic…”
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Spatial and temporal variation of macro-, meso- and microplastic abundance on a remote coral island of the Maldives, Indian Ocean by Imhof, Hannes K., Sigl, Robert, Brauer, Emilia, Feyl, Sabine, Giesemann, Philipp, Klink, Saskia, Leupolz, Kathrin, Löder, Martin G.J., Löschel, Lena A., Missun, Jan, Muszynski, Sarah, Ramsperger, Anja F.R.M., Schrank, Isabella, Speck, Susan, Steibl, Sebastian, Trotter, Benjamin, Winter, Isabel, Laforsch, Christian

“…Plastic debris is ubiquitous in the marine environment and the world's shores represent a major sink. However, knowledge about plastic abundance in remote…”
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