Biodegradable Bioplastics - Assessing Environmental Risk (BIO-PLASTIC-RISK)

可生物降解的生物塑料 - 评估环境风险 (BIO-PLASTIC-RISK)

基本信息

  • 批准号:
    NE/V007556/1
  • 负责人:
  • 金额:
    $ 137.92万
  • 依托单位:
  • 依托单位国家:
    英国
  • 项目类别:
    Research Grant
  • 财政年份:
    2020
  • 资助国家:
    英国
  • 起止时间:
    2020 至 无数据
  • 项目状态:
    未结题

项目摘要

Biodegradable bioplastics (BBPs) are a category of materials that offer considerable potential to reduce the global environmental challenge resulting from the accumulation of end-of-life plastic. BBPs are made from renewable carbon such as plant material (bioplastics) and as a consequence of their molecular structure and resulting properties are regarded to have enhanced rates of biodegradation compared to conventional plastics. Currently only around 1% of plastic production is in the form of bioplastics; driven by the potential advantages demand is growing rapidly. BBPs are already widely used in applications with substantive pathways to the natural environment (agricultural mulch film, textile fibres, beads in cosmetics). Yet our understanding about their fate in the natural environment is poorly understood, because key information on the kinetics of degradation and any potential environmental effects of their breakdown products (fragments and chemical additives) is lacking. Biodegradation has been demonstrated under specific conditions, such as commercial compositing, and there are associated standards, but studies indicate degradation can be slow or incomplete under natural conditions. This ambitious, yet highly tractable, 4-year research proposal brings together internationally recognised polymer scientists, marine and terrestrial biologists and ecotoxicologists from the Universities of Plymouth and Bath together with Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Project Partner Lenzing AG and an Advisory Group including representatives from Government agencies, BBP producers, commercial users (Sainsbury's and Riverford Organic Farms), Water Authorities as well as NGOs. Collectively the team will establish the fate of BBPs in the environment, their effect on organisms and ecosystem function and develop environmental risk assessments. We will characterise BBPs in terms of their composition (chemical structure, additives) as well as features that can be used to assess deterioration (molecular weight, thickness, strength) in the environment. We will then establish the fate of BBPs in marine and terrestrial environments in terms of rates of deterioration as well as the pathways and environmental accumulation of BBPs and their breakdown products. This will inform experiments to examine any associated direct effects of BBP deterioration on marine and terrestrial organisms (animals such as mussels and earthworms and plants such as herbs and grass) and to examine any indirect consequences on ecological and biogeochemical processes. Collectively, these outcomes, together with existing literature, will be used to evaluate how the fate and behaviour of BBPs in the environment relates to hazards in order to conduct a risk assessment to show at what concentration BBPs and their associated chemicals may have an impact on animals, their habitats, and how the ecosystem functions. Estimates of safe levels in soil and water will be derived as well as factors that add uncertainty and indicate priorities for future research.Outcomes in terms of potential risks, will be communicated alongside the benefits of BBPs - so as to provide a balanced perspective and help guide development for the next generation of BBPs. This will be disseminated by publications and stakeholder engagement, including: data sharing with OECD and Defra; a technical stakeholder workshop (industry, government, consultancy, NGOs. etc) and a training event - how to complete a risk assessment for plastics.There has been considerable media attention on plastic pollution and this has translated into an urgent call for action by the public. However, current understanding of the most appropriate actions is less clear and reliable information on the benefits and risks of novel materials such as BBPs, is lacking. Hence, this research is of critical importance to guide changes in commercial practice and policy responses, such as implementation of the 25 year Environment Plan.
可生物降解的生物塑料(BBP)是一类具有相当大潜力的材料,可减少因报废塑料积累而造成的全球环境挑战。BBP由可再生碳制成,如植物材料(生物塑料),由于其分子结构和所产生的特性,与传统塑料相比,被认为具有更高的生物降解速率。目前,只有约1%的塑料生产是以生物塑料的形式;在潜在优势的推动下,需求正在迅速增长。BBPs已经广泛用于与自然环境有实质性联系的应用(农业地膜、纺织纤维、化妆品中的珠粒)。然而,我们对它们在自然环境中的命运了解甚少,因为缺乏关于其降解产物(碎片和化学添加剂)的降解动力学和任何潜在环境影响的关键信息。生物降解已在特定条件下得到证明,如商业合成,并有相关的标准,但研究表明,在自然条件下降解可能缓慢或不完全。这项雄心勃勃但又非常容易处理的4年研究计划汇集了普利茅斯大学和巴斯大学的国际公认的聚合物科学家、海洋和陆地生物学家以及生态毒理学家,以及普利茅斯海洋实验室、项目合作伙伴伦辛股份公司和一个咨询小组,其中包括来自政府机构、BBP生产商、商业用户的代表。(塞恩斯伯里和里弗福德有机农场),水务局以及非政府组织。该小组将共同确定BBP在环境中的命运,它们对生物和生态系统功能的影响,并制定环境风险评估。我们将根据BBP的组成(化学结构、添加剂)以及可用于评估环境中劣化的特征(分子量、厚度、强度)对BBP进行评估。然后,我们将建立BBPs在海洋和陆地环境中的恶化率以及BBPs及其分解产物的途径和环境积累的命运。这将为实验提供信息,以检查BBP恶化对海洋和陆地生物(贻贝和蚯蚓等动物以及草药和草等植物)的任何相关直接影响,并检查对生态和生物地球化学过程的任何间接影响。总的来说,这些结果,连同现有的文献,将被用来评估如何的命运和行为的BBPs在环境中涉及的危害,以进行风险评估,以显示在什么浓度的BBPs及其相关的化学品可能会对动物,其栖息地,以及如何生态系统功能的影响。将得出土壤和水的安全水平估计值,以及增加不确定性的因素,并指出未来研究的优先事项。潜在风险方面的结果将与BBPs的好处一起传达-以便提供平衡的观点,并帮助指导下一代BBPs的开发。这将通过出版物和利益攸关方的参与来传播,包括:与经合组织和环境、林业和农村事务部分享数据;举办利益攸关方技术讲习班(行业、政府、咨询机构、非政府组织)。等)和培训活动-如何完成塑料的风险评估。媒体对塑料污染的关注相当多,这已转化为公众采取行动的紧急呼吁。然而,目前对最适当措施的理解尚不清楚,缺乏关于新材料(如BBP)的获益和风险的可靠信息。因此,这项研究对于指导商业实践和政策响应的变化至关重要,例如实施25年环境计划。

项目成果

期刊论文数量(6)
专著数量(0)
科研奖励数量(0)
会议论文数量(0)
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Plastic pollution: the science we need for the planet we want.
  • DOI:
    10.1042/etls20220019
  • 发表时间:
    2022-12
  • 期刊:
  • 影响因子:
    3.8
  • 作者:
    Winnie Courtene-Jones;N. Clark;Richard C. Thompson
  • 通讯作者:
    Winnie Courtene-Jones;N. Clark;Richard C. Thompson
Plastic pollution requires an integrative systems approach to understand and mitigate risk.
塑料污染需要采用综合系统方法来了解和减轻风险。
  • DOI:
    10.1042/etls20220018
  • 发表时间:
    2022
  • 期刊:
  • 影响因子:
    3.8
  • 作者:
    Courtene-Jones W
  • 通讯作者:
    Courtene-Jones W
From microbes to ecosystems: a review of the ecological effects of biodegradable plastics.
  • DOI:
    10.1042/etls20220015
  • 发表时间:
    2022-09
  • 期刊:
  • 影响因子:
    3.8
  • 作者:
    Winnie Courtene-Jones;Ana Martínez Rodríguez;R. Handy
  • 通讯作者:
    Winnie Courtene-Jones;Ana Martínez Rodríguez;R. Handy
A thermoanalytical insight into the composition of biodegradable polymers and commercial products by EGA-MS and Py-GC-MS
  • DOI:
    10.1016/j.jaap.2023.105937
  • 发表时间:
    2023-03
  • 期刊:
  • 影响因子:
    6
  • 作者:
    F. De Falco;T. Nacci;Lee J. Durndell;Richard Thompson;I. Degano;F. Modugno
  • 通讯作者:
    F. De Falco;T. Nacci;Lee J. Durndell;Richard Thompson;I. Degano;F. Modugno
Plastic alternatives and substitutes in the packaging sector - A UK consumer perspective
  • DOI:
    10.1016/j.spc.2024.02.019
  • 发表时间:
    2024-02-20
  • 期刊:
  • 影响因子:
    12.1
  • 作者:
    Nuojua,Sohvi;Pahl,Sabine;Thompson,Richard C.
  • 通讯作者:
    Thompson,Richard C.
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Richard Thompson其他文献

Facilitating Hemostasis After Proximal Aortic Surgery: Results of The PROTECT Trial.
促进近端主动脉手术后的止血:PROTECT 试验的结果。
  • DOI:
  • 发表时间:
    2018
  • 期刊:
  • 影响因子:
    4.6
  • 作者:
    A. Khoynezhad;J. Delarosa;M. Moon;W. Brinkman;Richard Thompson;N. Desai;S. C. Malaisrie;L. Girardi;J. Bavaria;T. B. Reece
  • 通讯作者:
    T. B. Reece
Cognitive−behavioral treatment for posttraumatic nightmares: An investigation of predictors of dropout and outcome.
创伤后噩梦的认知行为治疗:对辍学和结果预测因素的调查。
  • DOI:
  • 发表时间:
    2013
  • 期刊:
  • 影响因子:
    0
  • 作者:
    J. Cook;Richard Thompson;Gerlinde C Harb;R. Ross
  • 通讯作者:
    R. Ross
Is the Promissory Note of Personality as Vulnerability to Depression in Default? Reply to Zuroff, Mongrain, and Santor (2004).
人格期票是否是默认的抑郁症易感性?
  • DOI:
  • 发表时间:
    2004
  • 期刊:
  • 影响因子:
    0
  • 作者:
    J. Coyne;Richard Thompson;V. Whiffen
  • 通讯作者:
    V. Whiffen
A Shotgun Injury to the Buttocks; Getting to the Heart of the Matter.
臀部被霰弹枪打伤;
  • DOI:
  • 发表时间:
    2014
  • 期刊:
  • 影响因子:
    0
  • 作者:
    M. Arneill;C. Parris;Richard Thompson;B. Clements
  • 通讯作者:
    B. Clements
Mothers' violence victimization and child behavior problems: examining the link.
母亲的暴力受害和儿童行为问题:检查联系。

Richard Thompson的其他文献

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{{ truncateString('Richard Thompson', 18)}}的其他基金

Lost at Sea - where are all the tyre particles? (TYRE-LOSS)
迷失在海上 - 所有轮胎颗粒都在哪里?
  • 批准号:
    NE/V00185X/1
  • 财政年份:
    2021
  • 资助金额:
    $ 137.92万
  • 项目类别:
    Research Grant
Current and Future Effects of Microplastics on Marine Shelf Ecosystems (MINIMISE)
微塑料对海洋陆架生态系统当前和未来的影响(MINIMISE)
  • 批准号:
    NE/S003967/1
  • 财政年份:
    2019
  • 资助金额:
    $ 137.92万
  • 项目类别:
    Research Grant
Optimal control for robust ion trap quantum logic
稳健离子阱量子逻辑的优化控制
  • 批准号:
    EP/P024890/1
  • 财政年份:
    2017
  • 资助金额:
    $ 137.92万
  • 项目类别:
    Research Grant
Distinguishing realistic environmental risks of nanoplastics by investigating fate and toxicology in real-world scenarios
通过研究现实场景中的命运和毒理学来区分纳米塑料的现实环境风险
  • 批准号:
    NE/N006305/1
  • 财政年份:
    2015
  • 资助金额:
    $ 137.92万
  • 项目类别:
    Research Grant
Finding WDM Network Topographies that are Nonblocking without Wavelength Interchange
寻找无波长交换的无阻塞 WDM 网络拓扑
  • 批准号:
    1307643
  • 财政年份:
    2013
  • 资助金额:
    $ 137.92万
  • 项目类别:
    Standard Grant
Adsorption and Adhesion on Semi-Crystalline Polymers
半结晶聚合物的吸附和粘附
  • 批准号:
    EP/G032874/1
  • 财政年份:
    2009
  • 资助金额:
    $ 137.92万
  • 项目类别:
    Research Grant
A Test of Quantum Electrodynamics at High Fields
高场量子电动力学测试
  • 批准号:
    EP/D068509/1
  • 财政年份:
    2007
  • 资助金额:
    $ 137.92万
  • 项目类别:
    Research Grant
Collaborative Research: Determination of Oceanic Copper and Zinc using Biosensor Technology
合作研究:利用生物传感器技术测定海洋铜和锌
  • 批准号:
    0425564
  • 财政年份:
    2004
  • 资助金额:
    $ 137.92万
  • 项目类别:
    Standard Grant
Novel Optical Biosensors for Hazardous Ions
用于有害离子的新型光学生物传感器
  • 批准号:
    0097442
  • 财政年份:
    2001
  • 资助金额:
    $ 137.92万
  • 项目类别:
    Continuing Grant
1997 Presidential Awardee
1997年总统奖获得者
  • 批准号:
    9811795
  • 财政年份:
    1998
  • 资助金额:
    $ 137.92万
  • 项目类别:
    Standard Grant

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