Beyond Carbon: Microplastics – Anywhere and everywhere, also in LCA?

Beyond Carbon: Microplastics – Anywhere and everywhere, also in LCA? with Anna Schwarz, researcher and advisor at CE Delft. In our webinar series Beyond Carbon we widen the perspective from greenhouse gas emissions to a broader set of environmental and social impacts. This is episode 2 where we focus on microplastics. More about the subject Schwarz, A.E., Herlaar, S., Cohen, Q.M., Quik, J.T.K., Golkaram, M., Urbanus, J.H., van Emmerik, T.H.M., Huijbregts, M.A.J. (2024). Microplastic aquatic impacts included in Life Cycle Assessment. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 209, 107787: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2... Urbanus, J.H., Brunner, A., Boersma A., Henke, S., Kooter, I., Lensen, S., Parker, L., Schwarz, A., Imhof, P., Dortmans, A., Wijngaard, M. (2022). Microplastics are everywhere: 70% reduction achievable: https://publications.tno.nl/publicati... Schwarz, A.E., Lensen, S.M.C., Langeveld, E., Parker, L.A., Urbanus, J.H. (2023). Plastics in the global environment assessed through material flow analysis, degradation and environmental transportation. Science of The Total Environment, 875, 162644: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... Pellengahr, F., Corella-Puertas, E., Mattelin, V., Saadi, N., Bertella, F., Boulay, A-M., van der Meer, Y. (2025) Modeling marine microplastic emissions in Life Cycle Assessment: characterization factors for biodegradable polymers and their application in a textile case study. Frontiers in Toxicology, 7, 1494220: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/... Brouwer, M.T., Post, W., van der Zee, M., Reilink, R., Boom, R., Maaskant, E. (2024). A predictive model to assess the accumulation of microplastics in the natural environment. Science of The Total Environment, 957, 177503: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... This meeting is arranged within the project Innovation cluster for the life cycle perspective, funded by the Swedish Energy Agency and partners in Swedish Life Cycle Center. Subscribe to our newsletter for information about upcoming events: https://www.lifecyclecenter.se/regist...