Water JPI Nano-carriers project 1

Evaluation of the availability/release of chemical additives from selected plastics.

 

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Water JPI Nano-carriers project: Micro and nanoplastics as carriers for the spread of chemicals and antiobiotic resistance in the aquatic environment

Evaluation of the availability/release of chemical additives from selected plastics.

This project opportunity aims to focus on evaluating the desorption or release of chemical additives in selected plastic materials. Different testing procedures will be put in place to evaluate the release of flame retardants from polyethylene and polypropylene under various conditions. These will include film-stack experiments or investigations into natural erosion or photodegradation to elucidate the main mechanisms responsible for the transfer of the additive from the polymer to its surrounding environment. Analysis will be with LCMSMS or LC-qTOFMS.

This work project will include laboratory developments and use of state-of-the-art instrumental analytical techniques at NIVA. We are seeking a MSc student with a BSc in chemistry, preferably analytical or environmental chemistry. Knowledge of the fate of microplastic in the environment is an advantage. The project includes analytical laboratory work, and the student should have an ability to carry out practical work, both in teams and independently. A good command of written and spoken English is necessary.

The MSc project will be associated with an on-going NIVA-led project entitled NanoCarriers. This is a new and interdisciplinary project involving partners in France, Cyprus and South Africa.

Student supervision will be by Ian Allan (NIVA, PI of NanoCarriers) and Thomas Rundberget (NIVA).

For further information, please contact Ian Allan at NIVA (tel. 98294122; ian.allan@niva.no )

Publisert 14. apr. 2020 14:53 - Sist endret 22. apr. 2020 13:48