Videos about Environment and Health research
Here you can find an overview of videos about our research.
Videos
CleanSea, a scientific voyage into the problem of marine litter
Can you imagine a world without marine litter? An ambitious group of European researchers asked themselves this question and got to work studying what would need to happen to achieve that. Reflecting the direction of their goal, they call their project ‘CleanSea’.
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ENFIRO
ENFIRO is a European Commission-funded project that finished in 2012. ENFIRO offers a prototypical case study on substitution options for specific brominated flame retardants. The project delivers a comprehensive dataset on viability of production and application, environmental safety, and a life cycle assessment of the alternative flame retardants.
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Neurodevelopmental disorders in children and exposure to neurotoxic chemicals
Exploring the link between neurodevelopmental disorders in children and exposure to neurotoxic chemicals.
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Plastic Health Summit 2019 – Keynote speech on Microplastics and health by Dick Vethaak
A keynote on Microplastics and health: the facts and urgency of research' by Dick Vethaak, professor of Ecotoxicology at VU Amsterdam and senior specialist of Ecotoxicology, Water
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Plastic Health Summit 2019 - Plastics in commonplace consumer items by Heather Leslie
Heather Leslie, a research associate at faculty of Science, Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology at VU Amsterdam, prefaced by a 3-minute video outlining the extent of our everyday contact with plastics. Heather shares the results of the VU’s small scale tests looking for plastics in commonplace consumer items.
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Plastic Health Summit 2019 - Can micro plastics enter the human bloodstream? by Heather Leslie
Heather Leslie, a research associate at the faculty of Science, Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology at the VU Amsterdam. Heather discusses whether micro plastics can enter the human bloodstream. Further, she talks about screening methods for the exposure and the effects of such contamination.
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Hoe gaan we uiteindelijk ten onder aan plastic?
Dat de oceaan vol ligt met plastic troep is inmiddels een bekend probleem. Gelukkig hebben we dan ook het grote Ocean Cleanup project dat dit allemaal gaat oplossen. Toch moeten we volgens Heather Leslie (Vrije Universiteit) niet te vroeg juichen. Het probleem is namelijk veel groter en niet opgelost door een verbod op plastic rietjes. Er moet meer veranderen, anders zou dit wel eens kunnen leiden tot een serieuze volksgezondheidscrisis.