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1. 1. Managing Household Plastic Waste: Evaluation of the EU commission’s strategy from the perspective of Swedish municipalities

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

   Author : Tobias Henriksson; [2018]
   Keywords : plastics; waste; plastic waste; waste management; recycling; circular economy; sweden; scania; skåne; EU; strategy; 2030; municipality; municipalities; interview; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : In January of 2018, the EU commission presented a new strategy on how the EU will handle plastics in a circular economy. The strategy raises many of the issues the EU face with plastics and plastic waste today, presents several goals for 2030 in this field - such as a >50% recycling rate of plastic waste - and recommends measures the nations could take to improve their management of plastics and plastic waste. READ MORE

3. 2. Initial evaluation of the combined effects of nanoplastics and 17α-ethinylestradiol on D. magna

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

   Author : Tobias Henriksson; [2017]
   Keywords : daphnia magna nanoplastics nanoparticles 17α-ethinylestradiol ethinylestradiol combined effects; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Exposure of combined pollutants is as of today not a very well-researched field of environmental science due to the complex interactions that may occur. Nanoplastic particles (NP) in particular are lacking studies due to the relatively new interest in the subject. READ MORE