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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.
Publications
- Cowan, E., Fossbakk, R.H., Fischer, K. et al. (2026) Process without progress: the sixth session of negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution (INC-5.2). J Environ Stud Sci.
- Del Savio, L., Boteler, B., van Leeuwen, J., Kopke, K., Vlachogianni, T., Devriese, L. I., … Maes, T. (2026). Exploring a Source to Sea approach for plastic pollution policy integration in the European Union: the case of tyre wear particles. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, 1–20.
- van Leeuwen, J., van Hulst, F., Del Savio, L., Cowan, E., & Hendriksen, A. (2026) A marine pollution governance assessment framework – the case of emerging tyre wear particles governance in the European Union. Marine Policy, Volume 186, April 2026, 107023.
- van Leeuwen, J., & Vandenberg, J. (2026). Source-to-sea governance approaches for the prevention and reduction of marine pollution. In B. Neumann, D. Diz, & B. Boteler (Eds.), The Elgar Companion to Ocean Governance and the Sustainable Development Goals (pp. 25-48). (Political Science and Public Policy 2026). Edward Elgar.
- Maes T., Ruhl R., Sørensen L., Fylakis G., Hansen B.H., Nepstad, R., Igartua, A., Vlachogianni T., Kopke K., Booth A.M. (2026) A scenario-based risk assessment framework for tyre wear particles in European seas. Journal of Hazardous Materials, Volume 504, 141335.
- Cowan, E., Tiller, R., Hatlebrekke, H.H. et al. (2025) Five’s a crowd: divergence and delay at the first half of the fifth global plastics treaty negotiation (INC-5.1). J Environ Stud Sci.
- Cowan, E., Tiller, R. & Maes, T. (2025) The Rule of Three: the third session of negotiations (INC-3) on the global treaty to end plastic pollution. J Environ Stud Sci 15, 697–703 (2025).
- Devriese L.I., Verleye T.J., Vlachogianni T., Maes T., Boteler B., Del Savio L., Booth A.M., Kopke K. (2025) Setting the course: aligning European Union marine pollution policy ambitions with environmental realities. Front. Mar. Sci. 12:1586918.
- Piarulli, S., Sørensen, L., Amat, L.M., Farkas, J., Khan, E.A., Arukwe, A., Gomiero, A., Booth, A.M., Gomes, T., Hansen, B.H. (2025). Particles, chemicals or both? Assessing the drivers of the multidimensional toxicity of car tire rubber microplastic on early life stages of Atlantic cod. Journal of Hazardous Materials 494, 138699
- Mattsson K., Masque P., Maes T., Metian M. (2025). Catch me if you can: Microplastics hidden in plain sight. Environmental Science & Policy, Vol. 173, 104217.
- Brander, S. M., Senathirajah, K., Fernandez, M. O., Weis, J. S., Kumar, E., Jahnke, A., … & 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, 174881
- Carlsen ECL, Hjelset S, Gomes T, Igartua A, Sørensen L, Booth AM, Hylland K and 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
- Cowan E, Holmberg K, Nøklebye E, Rognerud I and 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.
- Ruhl, R.; Vlachogianni, Th. (2024): Wageningen Food & Biobased Research; Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development; Novel PFAS exposure data for SOS-ZEROPOL2030 Task 4.2. Marine Data Archive.
- 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.
- Tiller, R., Cowan, E.C., Ahlquist, I.H., Tiller, T. (2024) Standoff at the four-way stop sign: late-night diplomacy at the fourth session of negotiations (INC-4) on the global treaty to end plastic pollution. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences
- Hägg, F., Herzke, D., Nikiforov, V. A., Booth, A. M., Sperre, K. H., Sørensen, L., … & Halsband, C. (2023). Ingestion of car tire crumb rubber and uptake of associated chemicals by lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus). Frontiers in Environmental Science, 11, 1219248.
- Maes, T., Preston-Whyte, F., Lavelle, S., Gomiero, A., Booth, A.M., Belzunce-Segarra, M.J., Bellas, J., Brooks, S., Bakir, A., Devriese, L., Pham, C.K., De Witte, B. (2023) A recipe for plastic: Expert insights on plastic additives in the marine environment, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 196, 115633, ISSN 0025-326X,
- Maes T, Wienrich N, Weiand L, Cowan E. A little less conversation: How existing governance can strengthen the future global plastics treaty. Cambridge Prisms: Plastics. 2023;1:e22. doi:10.1017/plc.2023.22
- Mitrano, D.M., Bigalke, M., Booth, A.M. et al. (2023) Training the next generation of plastics pollution researchers: tools, skills and career perspectives in an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary field. Micropl.&Nanopl. 3, 24
- Sørensen, L., Farkas, J., Øverjordet, I.B., 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 2023, Volume 86.(12) p. 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