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Socio-economic impact of microplastics in the 2 Seas, Channel and France Manche Region. An initial risk assessment

Institutional Archive of Ifremer (French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea) 2014 15 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Van Der Meulen, De Vriese, L, Lee, J, Tabitha Maes, Van Dalfsen, Ja, Arnaud Huvet, Philippe Soudant, Robbens, J, A. Dick Vethaak

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This report presents an initial socio-economic risk assessment of microplastic pollution in the English Channel and North Sea region (the '2 Seas' area), estimating costs to fisheries, tourism, and public health. It is one of the first systematic attempts to quantify the economic burden of microplastic contamination for coastal communities.

This report has been produced under the Interreg IVa project MICRO. We would like to thank the Joint Technical Secretariat of Interreg, the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment for co-financing the work conducted in this project. Also, the Institute for Environmental Studies of the VU University in Amsterdam and Stichting de Zeeschelp in Kamperland, many thanks for your analyses and experimental support and advice. Many thanks to all of the researchers who worked on this project, especially Christophe Lambert, David Mazurais, Rosanna Sussarellu, Ika Paul-Pont, Laura Frere, Anne-Laure Cassone, Dana Stuparu, Frank Kleissen, Ghada El Serafy, Sara Maes, Mattias Bossaer, Bavo De Witte, Johanna Gauquie, Caroline De Tender, Kevin Vanhalst.

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