TWPs are an increasingly important but often overlooked source of pollution in European aquatic environments. Generated continuously through vehicle use, TWPs consist of both particles and a complex mixture of associated chemicals (TWCs), many of which are toxic, persistent, and poorly  [...]

The SOS-ZEROPOL2030 Dashboard is an interactive decision-support tool that transforms Europe’s Zero Pollution ambition into a practical roadmap for action. Built on the SOS-ZEROPOL2030 Roadmap, it connects long-term environm [...]

A strategic framework developed under the EU Horizon Europe SOS-ZEROPOL2030 project, outlining practical objectives, targets and actions to help achieve zero pollution in European seas by 2030 and beyond. The report focuses on four priority pollutant groups, nutrients, hazard [...]

Suggested Citation:

Kopke K., van Leeuwen J., Boteler B., Del Savio L.., Ruhl R., Vlachogianni T., Shivarov A., Strietman W.J., Booth A., Hendriksen A. (2026). SOS-Zeropol2030: Deliverable D5.6 Report of the zero-pollution parliament outlin [...]

Executive Summary

D4.4 ‘Case Study Pollutant Factsheets’ was developed in collaboration with WP6 and contains the finalised and combined ‘Integrated Analysis and Scenario Development’ (M4.1 – M4.3). D4.4 comprises a 3-page factsheet about per- and p [...]

What are tyres made of? Vehicle tyres are more than just rubber. In fact, natural rubber accounts for just 19% of a car tyre, with synthetic polymers accounting for 24%, fillers for 26% and additive chemicals 14%. Tyre design is optimized to deliver high performance in  [...]

There are large differences between PFAS in how they move through the environment. Some are relatively volatile and travel long distances through the atmosphere, while others are highly water-soluble, and again others adhere easily to hydrophobic substances such as orga [...]

The case of PFAS in the Nort-East Atlantic and the Black Sea regions, and TWPs in the Mediterranean Sea region

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Van Hulst, F., Hendriksen, A., Booth, A., Gileva, E., Kopke, K., Ruhl, R., Shivarov, A., Strietman, WJ., Vlachogianni, T [...]

Part B: Tyre Wear Particles (TWPs)

Citation: Booth, A.M., Sørensen, L., Maes, T., Hansen, B.H., Nepstad, R., Ruhl, R., Fylakis, G., Blaauw, R., Thoden van Velzen, U., Igartua, A., van Hulst, F., Del Savio, L., Cowan, E., van Leeuwen,  [...]

Part A: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

Citation: Ruhl, R., Blaauw, R., Thoden van Velzen, U., Booth, A.M., Sørensen, L., Maes, T., Hansen, B.H., Nepstad, R., Igartua, A., Fylakis, G., van Hulst, F., Del Savio, L., Cowan,  [...]