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Source to Seas – Zero Pollution 2030 is developing several publications to inform the development of a holistic zero pollution framework to guide the process towards achieving zero pollution in European seas by 2030.

Factsheets PFAS and Tyre Wear Particles developed for Living Labs
Check out our factsheets about PFAS and Tyre Wear Particles developed for the first round of Living Labs.[...]Type: Collection
Date: 04 December 2023

D6.6 Infographic PFAS (Dutch)
Infographic developed and designed by GRID-Arendal, project partner under the Source to Seas – Zero Pollution 2030 project. The infographic portrays how PFAS move through and persist in the environm[...]Type: File
Date: 04 December 2023

Project Video
Type: Video
Date: 04 December 2023

D2.2 Report The EU Governance Landscape for Zero Marine Pollution
The SOS-ZEROPOL2030 project launches its second report: The EU Governance Landscape for Zero Marine Pollution, proving an overview of the existing EU governance arrangements and the best practices and[...]Type: File
Date: 04 December 2023

D2.1 Report The EU Zero Pollution Ambition
This report ‘The EU Zero Pollution Ambition’ provides an extensive overview of the policy documents and legislation that make up the environmental pollution framework in Europe. [...]Type: File
Date: 04 December 2023

Uptake of organic contaminants from car tire microplastics in Arctic marine species
Type: File
Date: 04 December 2023

D6.5 Annual Newsletter Blue and Green News, edition 1, 2023
First annual newsletter of the SOS-ZEROPOL2030 project, reflecting on project results and outcomes achieved in the first year of the SOS-ZEROPOL2030 project. [...]Type: External-link
Date: 04 December 2023

D6.6 Infographic PFAS
Infographic developed and designed by GRID-Arendal, project partner under the Source to Seas – Zero Pollution 2030 project. The infographic portrays how PFAS move through and persist in the envi[...]Type: Image
Date: 04 December 2023

D6.7 Story Map PFAS – our intimate relation with these forever chemicals
Story map discussing PFAS pollution and the intimate relation we hold with these forever chemicals. The story map zooms in on the case of the 3M factory in Zwijndrecht, Belgium, near Antwerp. The stor[...]Type: External-link
Date: 04 December 2023

Project Logos
Type: Collection
Date: 04 December 2023

Poster 2nd Mission Ocean and Waters Annual Forum
SOS-ZEROPOL2030 exhibited a poster at the 2nd Mission Ocean and Waters Annual Forum. The event took place on the 5th of March 2024 in Brussels and showcased a number of EU projects. Its overall aim wa[...]Type: File
Date: 04 December 2023

D6.14 Project one-pager
Project one pager describing the aim and how the different work packages work together to develop a holistic framework to help guide the EU towards zero pollution in European seas. [...]Type: File
Date: 04 December 2023

PFAS infographics collection
Type: Photoset
Date: 04 December 2023

D6.16 Visual Story Rolling on the River: The journey of tyre wear particle pollution
Tyre wear particles have been identified as one of the most significant sources of microplastic pollution. In some areas, estimates suggest that tyre wear particles may account for over 50% of micro[...]Type: External-link
Date: 04 December 2023

D6.11 Annual Newsletter Blue and Green News, edition 2, 2024
Second annual newsletter of the SOS-ZEROPOL2030 project, reflecting on project results and outcomes achieved in the second year of the SOS-ZEROPOL2030 project. [...]Type: External-link
Date: 04 December 2023

Developing a holistic framework to help guide the EU towards zero pollution
This poster was presented by Linda Del Savio at the ICYMARE Conference. [...]Type: File
Date: 04 December 2023

Policy brief: The presence and impact of PFAS in a marine environment
Policy brief: The presence and impact of PFAS in a marine environment – the Belgian coastal zone and the Scheldt estuary as a case study (available in Dutch only) [...]Type: External-link
Date: 04 December 2023
Scientific Publications
- Sørensen, L., Gerace, M.H. & Booth, A.M. (2024). Small micro- and nanoplastic test and reference materials for research: Current status and future needs. Cambridge Prisms: Plastics, 2, e13.
- Sørensen, L., Zammite, C., Igartua, A., Christensen, M.M., Haraldsvik, M., Creese, M.E., Gomes, T. & Booth, A.M. (2024). Towards realism in hazard assessment of plastic and rubber lechates – Methodological considerations. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 480.
- Brander, S.M., Senathirajah, K., Fernandez, M., Weis, J.S., Kumar, E., Jahnke, A., Hartmann, N.B., Alava, J.J., Farrelly, T., Almroth, B.C., Groh, K.J., Syberg, K., Buerkert, J.S., Abeynayaka, A., Booth, A.M., Cousin, X., Herzke, D., Moclus, L., Morales-Caselles, C., Bonisoli-Alquati, A., Al-jaibachi, R. & Wagner, M. (2024). The time for ambitious action is now: Science-based recommendations for plastic chemicals to inform an effective global plastic treaty. Science of the Total Environment, 949, 1-11.
- Cowan, E., Tiller, R. & Maes, T. (2024). The Rule of Three: the third session of negotiations (INC-3) on the global treaty to end plastic pollution. Journal of Environmental Studies and Science.
- Cowan, E., Holmberg, K., Nøklebye, E., Rognerud, I. & Tiller, R. (2024). It takes two to tango: the second session of negotiations (INC-2) for a global treaty to end plastic pollution. Journal of Environmental Sciences 14, 328-434.
- Carlsen, E.C.L., Hjelset, S., Gomes, T., Igartua, A., Sørensen, L., Both, A.M., Hylland, K. & Eiler, A. (2024). Synthetic and natural rubber associated chemicals drive functional and structural changes as well as adaptations to antibiotics in in vitro marine microbiomes. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 273, 116134.
- Hägg, F., Herzke, D., Nikiforov, V.A., Booth, A.M., Sperre, K.H., Sørensen, L., Creese, M.E. & Halsband, C. (2023). Ingestion of car tire crumb rubber and uptake of associated chemicals by lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus). Frontiers in Environmental Science, 11, 1219248.
- Mitrano, D.M., Bigalke, M., Booth, A.M., Carteny, C.C., Coffin, S., Egger, M., Gondikas, A., Hüffer, T., Koelmans, A.A., Lahive, E., Mattsson, K., Reynaud, S. & Wagner, S. (2023). Training the next generation of plastics pollution researchers: tools, skills and career perspectives in an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary field. Microplastics and Nanoplastics, 3, 24.
- Maes, T., Preston-Whyte, F., Lavelle, S., Gomiero, A., Booth, A.M., Belzunce-Segarra, M.J., Bellas, J., Brooks, S., Bakir, A., Devriese, L.I., Pham, C.K. & De Witte, B. (2023). A recipe for plastic: Expert insights on plastic additives in the marine environment. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 196, 115633.
- Maes, T., Wienrich, N., Weiand, L., & Cowan, E. (2023). A little less conversation: How existing governance can strengthen the future global plastics treaty. Cambridge Prisms: Plastics, 1, e22.
- Sørensen, L., Farkas, J., Beathe Øverjordet, I., & Hansen, B.H. (2023). In situ biomonitoring using caged lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) eggs reveal plastic and rubber associated chemicals in a harbour area in Central Norway. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A, 86(12), 397-403.
Recommended reading
- Booth, A.M., Sørensen, L., Brander, S., Weis, J.S., Courtene-Jones, W., Parker-Jurd, F. & Thompson R.C. (2024). Vehicle tyres – A key source of microplastics to the environment: An introduction to the face, effects, and mitigation strategies.
- Sandra, M., Devriese, L. I., Booth, A. M., Witte, B. D., Everaert, G., Gago, J., Galgani, F., Langedock, K., Lusher, A., Maes, T., Pirlet, H., Russell, J. & Pham, C. K. (2023). A systematic review of state-of-the-art technologies for monitoring plastic. Journal of Ocean Engineering and Science.
- Vercauteren, M., Zhang T., Janssen C. R. & Asselman J. (2023). Policy informing brief: Analysis on the link between microplastics, the environment and public health, Ghent University, Belgium, 136 pp