Preventing Plastic Pollution (Q4294710)
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Project Q4294710 in France, United Kingdom
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Preventing Plastic Pollution |
Project Q4294710 in France, United Kingdom |
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9,875,337.2 Euro
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14,312,082.9 Euro
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69.0 percent
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26 September 2019
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31 March 2023
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Queen Mary University of London
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50°42'57.67"N, 3°27'59.80"W
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48°5'46.00"N, 4°15'25.34"W
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48°21'13.79"N, 4°46'52.54"W
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50°22'0.66"N, 4°9'9.32"W
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51°29'44.38"N, 0°7'31.98"W
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48°21'35.10"N, 4°13'55.67"W
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48°21'33.34"N, 4°33'50.62"W
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50°32'51.61"N, 4°18'53.35"W
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49°6'5.98"N, 1°7'4.87"W
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48°21'16.27"N, 4°33'30.96"W
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50°22'28.92"N, 4°8'15.47"W
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48°22'58.87"N, 4°29'2.83"W
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51°22'16.07"N, 0°9'46.08"W
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48°23'36.82"N, 4°28'58.22"W
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50°40'47.78"N, 2°11'6.61"W
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48°21'31.28"N, 4°33'45.79"W
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48°23'24.04"N, 4°26'9.60"W
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Globally, about 80% of plastic pollution comes from terrestrial sources (GESAMP, 2016) and approximately 4 million tonnes of plastic waste enter the sea via rivers every year (Schmidt et al 2017. Environ. Sci. Technol. 51, 12246-12253); yet we lack a baseline of the extent of this pollution and an understanding of its origin, and managing this is difficult, piecemeal and costly. The impact of macro plastics and micro plastics on ecosystems and food webs, as well as on human health and employment is a major concern, with 330,000 people working in fishing, aquaculture and processing currently in the EU. We therefore need to understand the origins of plastic pollution in the marine environment to effectively target its sources. PPP partners (including LABOCEA, CNRS in FR, Plymouth & QMUL in EN – leaders in marine plastics- but also the Environment Agency and Agence Française de la Biodiversité involved in catchment based networks) will jointly develop and use a conceptual catchment model (WP2) to gather data on the amount and likely sources of plastic pollution in 7 pilot (Brest Harbour, Douarnenez Bay, Bay of Veys, Medway, Tamar, Great Ouse & Poole Harbour). Plastic pollution entering the catchments will be identified, quantified based on standardised approaches that will be then evaluated. This conceptual model will be used to identify pollution hotspots and where interventions would be most effective. Using this model to target/guide actions, we will assess the cost-effectiveness/sustainability of current & innovative approaches, creating a portfolio (WP3) of tried and tested sustainable sector-specific removal methods that can be adopted in and beyond the FCE area to prevent and better manage pollution protecting biodiversity and ecosystems (Challenge 6). In WP4 PPP will engage with various communities, agriculture and fishing/maritime industries to determine effective ways to capture/remove plastic waste from their activities, reducing plastic footprints and steering them to more sustainable behaviours (challenge 5). Through collaboration between FR and EN partners, PPP will improve the quality of FCE Transitional Waters (SO 3.2) during the project (GES descript.10 WFD) in its pilots, with €580M of harm avoided to marine ecosystems. The replicability of its model will be ensured by key partners networks (see letters of support from EN, FR within/beyond the FCE area) and will lead to a further €4540 of avoided harm in 5 years. (English)
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