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Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias para a Sustentabilidade (CCTS) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Walter Ruggeri Waldman in research grants and scholarships supported by FAPESP.
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Microplastics are emerging contaminants found in the air, soil, and water near or far from anthropogenic sources. Due to the lack of chemical contrast with the environment in which they are, microplastics are separated from the matrix to be analyzed, so information about their spatial distribution within tissues, organs, or biological systems is lost. In this proposal, we plan to use the …
Contamination of the environment by plastic particles [e.g., particles < 5 mm in size known as microplastics (MPs)] has emerged as among the most prominent issues currently confronted by government environmental agencies globally. Although these particles generally have low toxicity, they are highly persistent and their ability to sorb toxicants and leach their additives has potential to …
Photodegradation of polymers limits the options for its use in exposure to the weather and reduces its useful life. Deposition of thin films of organosilicone by plasma on polymers increases its resistance to photodegradation without interfering in aspects such as color and brightness due to its transparency and nanometric dimension. From previous results obtained in a doctoral project, w…
The growing production and use of agricultural plastics, such as low-density polyethylene (LDPE) mulching films, has generated significant benefits and savings for farmers, as they protect the soil and require less irrigation, fertilization and pesticide spraying. However, the intensive use and difficulty in completely removing these plastics has contributed to the contamination of soils …
Microplastics are present in water, soil and air, in all the biomes studied so far. Understanding how microplastics are transported in different environments from their source to the different biomes is key to better understanding their impacts and generating public policies to tackle the plastic pollution crisis. The study of the effect of polymer degradation on the properties of micropl…
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