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Velkommen til NAMC seminar 10. desember i Bergen!
Får innsikt i NAMC forskningsaktiviteter og kunnskap.
The food we eat might contain thousands of microplastics
Do you use a plastic chopping board or non-stick cookware when you make dinner? Then there is a high risk that... Read more
Join our satelite event at the UN Ocean Decade Conference in Barcelona
On April 9th 2024, NAMC in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency organises a satellite event... Read more
NAMC Input to the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee of the Global Agreement on Plastic
UN negotiations in Uruguay towards a global agreement to combat plastic pollution. NORCE is accredited as an N... Read more
NAMC Annual Meeting 2022 - Nov. 8th. - 9th.
The scientists at NAMC have been visiting Bergen for the NAMC annual seminar, the General assembly and worksho... Read more
Biodegradable plastics built to biodegrade in the open environment should not leave behind micro- and nanoplastics
Biodegradable plastics may be part of the solution to reduce the accumulation of plastics in the open environm... Read more
NAMC provides input to the international negotiations towards a Global Agreement on Plastic Pollution
NAMC North Atlantic Microplastic Centre has been asked by the Norwegian Minister of Climate and Environment an... Read more
Annual Meeting in Bergen 7th December 2021
Welcome to NAMC first Annual Meeting!
Please notice that the meeting will be virtually.
The North Atlantic Microplastic Centre (NAMC) is opened
40 researchers from around the globe is already connected in the centre which is made possible thanks to Start... Read more
Release of microplastics from the aquaculture industry, new report
A NORCE-led research team has investigated microplastics release from possible sources within seafood producti... Read more
We establish an international research centre on microplastics
Invisible microplastics are everywhere - in the air you breathe, the water you drink and in the food you eat. ... Read more
Ocean plastic is changing island landscapes along the coast
Researchers are finding clear signs of newly-formed banks of earth in 250 coves at Øygarden in Hordaland, wher... Read more