MINAGRIS postdoctoral fellow, Eustathios (Stathis) Lagos, of University of Thessaly, recently presented a poster at the 19th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology in Cape Town, South Africa (ISME | International Society for Microbial Ecology). His research is about how microplastics interact with pesticides and veterinary drugs – finding that they drive significant temporal increases in Potential nitrification (PNR) and a persistent increase in nitrate levels in agricultural soils.

You can read his poster by clicking here

The new UN treaty on plastic pollution: A possible solution to the global plastics problem

The new UN treaty on plastic pollution: A possible solution to the global plastics problem

By the end of this year, we may have international, legally binding rules on how to reduce plastic pollution, and not a moment too soon. This could be a game-changer in combatting global plastic pollution. The fifth, and potentially final, session is coming up in the Republic of Korea in November. We’re taking a look at why it matters, what’s next, how it’s key for soil plastics to be considered for the treaty to meet the Sustainable Development Goals.

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