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Filtech 2022: Innovation Forum presents solutions for detecting, removing and preventing microplastics Whether in the sea, in rivers, in the soil or in the air, microplastics are everywhere to be found. Public awareness of the problems that even the smallest particles of plastic create for man and the environment is high. However, to date very little has been done to remedy the situation, although promising technologies exist to detect, remove and prevent microplastics. In order to make them more visible, the Filtech 2022 will be holding the Stop Microplastics Pollution! Innovation Forum from March 8–10, 2022.
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cientists, policymakers and the general public all agree that microplastics pose a problem for both humans and the environment. However, although the discharge of plastic particles into the environment has been studied scientifically for many years, a great many questions remain unanswered. Which quantities of microplastics are to be found in the world’s oceans, in rivers and groundwater, in forests, agricultural soils and in the air? Which technologies are most suitable for removing the existing pollution and effectively reducing future pathways? And which particles exactly are regarded as microplastics in the first place? The Filtech wants to provide answers to these questions. With this aim in mind, the world’s most important platform for the filtration and separation of all types of media will host the Stop Microplastics Pollution! Innovation Forum for the first time in collaboration with the non-profit company Wasser 3.0.
Platform for innovation and cooperation How can we start solving the problem – right now? Motivated by this question, researchers, practitioners, industry representatives, policymakers, NGOs and activists will meet at the Innovation Forum to exchange ideas. “Microplastics are a global environmental problem that society is aware of,” says Dr. Katrin Schuhen. The managing director of the non-profit green tech company Wasser 3.0 is one of the co-initiators of
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Scientific exchange and latest research news: Conference area of Filtech (Source: Filtech Exhibitions Germany)
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