Microplastics in Soils | The Shrinking Caspian Sea

Nick Krekelbergh is a teaching assistant and PhD student at Ghent University. Nick's research focusses on the dynamics of microplastics in soils from a pedological perspective.
Nick is also an active member at the Knowledge centre Viae Caspiae of Eureast Platform   
Nick on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickkrekelbergh/
Nick on X: https://x.com/nickkrekelbergh?lang=en
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/...

⏱️ Timeline:
00:00 – Intro
00:32 – Microplastics 101
14:49 – Microplastics as a soil-forming factor in the 21st century
21:54 – Challenges of measuring microplastics: is there a standardized method?
24:39 – Research & policy priority highlights (OVAM report) – Why Belgium may lead
26:01 – Current research highlights: Raman vs fluorescence
35:02 – Lab tour 47:57 – What is the ‘Knowledge Centre Viae Caspiae’?
51:06 – Shrinking Caspian Sea & historical repetition (Aral Sea parallels)
57:27 – Why EU and Central Asia matter to each other
1:00:00 – Essential skills for incoming academics
1:01:54 – Advice for PhDs

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