Azora König Kardgar: Are Alternatives to Conventional Plastics really Safer? Exploring Toxicity of Biobased, Biodegradable and Recycled Microplastics in Fish

Title 

Are Alternatives to Conventional Plastics really Safer? Exploring Toxicity of Biobased, Biodegradable and Recycled Microplastics in Fish: The Role of Polymer Type, Associated Chemicals, and Exposure Conditions Across Multiple Biological Endpoints

Opponent

Senior Researcher Farhan Khan, NORCE Research AS, Bergen, Norway

The examination board

• Docent Steffen Keiter, School of Science and Technology, Örebro University
• Senior Researcher Maria Granberg, IVL Svenska Miljöinstitutet, Kristineberg Center for Marine Research & Innovation, Fiskebäckskil
• Associate Professor Katrin Wendt-Potthoff, UFZ, Helmholtz Center Environmental Research, Mageburg, Germany

Alternate board member

Docent Jonathan Roques, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg

Chair

Professor Malin Celander, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg