Plastikpiraten erforschen die Müllverschmutzung von deutschen Flüssen

Publication: Article
Citation: Dittmann, Sinja; Mederake, Linda; Kiessling, Tim (2021): Die Plastikpiraten – Ein Citizen Science-Projekt zur Erforschung der Müllverschmutzung von deutschen Flüssen. In: Wasser und Abfall 23(5): 26-30.

The "Plastic Pirates" are a citizen science project to research litter pollution in German rivers. Throughout Germany, young people are integrated into the scientific research process by collecting data on litter pollution at rivers. The data is then analyzed by scientists and published in scientific journals.

The article describes the background and objectives of the project, explains the scientific methodology and presents some of the results from the first years of the project.

The Plastic Pirates project has already produced comprehensive findings on the abundance and composition of litter pollution in German rivers.

Sharing Communication Insights of the Citizen Science Program Plastic Pirates

Best practices from 7 years of engaging schoolchildren and teachers in plastic pollution research

Year 2023

Presentation:Speech

Doris Knoblauch gave a presentation on plastic waste at the Freudberg School in Berlin on 9 December 2020. The lecture took place as part of the "Plastic Pirates" project.

Plastic Litter

9 December 2020
Doris Knoblauch

Publication:Article

How much and what kind of waste is found on European riverbanks? Are microplastics floating in our river towards the open sea? What measures could reduce the presence of single-use plastic items in the environment? These are just some of the questions that young people are exploring together with scientists in the citizen science project "Plastic Pirates - Go Europe!". The aim of the project is a wide-ranging, scientific survey of litter pollution along European watercourses and the identification of potential litter hotspots.

Wissenschaft zum Mitforschen: jugendliche Plastikpiraten untersuchen die Müllverschmutzung europäischer Fließgewässer

Year 2021

Project

A torn plastic bag on the riverbank or a yoghurt cup floating in the water are symptoms of serious interference with the highly complex system of seas, the ocean and flowing waterways. The Plastic Pirates – Go Europe! project focuses on this plastic waste problem and our future handling of it. It aims to familiarise young people with the general topic of the ocean and water cycles in the process. They will learn what it means to work scientifically – and try their hand at it.

Plastic Pirates – Go Europe! – German campaign

Jul 2020 - Mar 2022

Language: German
Authorship: Linda Mederake

Sinja Dittmann

Tim Kiessling
Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany
Published in: Wasser und Abfall
Year: 2021
ISSN: 1436-9095 (print)

2192-8754 (online)
DOI: 10.1007/s35152-021-0628-z
Project: Plastic Pirates – Go Europe! – German campaign
Project ID: 30006
Keywords: Education

Plastics

Water

Citizen Science, Müllverschmutzung, Plastik, Fluss

Deutschland

Further Links

Website Plastic Pirates

ProjectPlastic Pirates – Go Europe!

Plastic Pirates – Go Europe!

Duration: Apr 2020 - May 2023
Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany

ProjectPlastic Pirates – Go Europe! – German campaign

Plastic Pirates – Go Europe! – German campaign

Duration: Jul 2020 - Mar 2022
Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany

PublicationArticleWissenschaft zum Mitforschen: jugendliche Plastikpiraten untersuchen die Müllverschmutzung europäischer Fließgewässer

Microplastics from the Laucha (Elbe river system)

Mederake, Linda; Dittmann, Sinja; Kiessling, Tim (2021): Wissenschaft zum Mitforschen: jugendliche Plastikpiraten untersuchen die Müllverschmutzung europäischer Fließgewässer. In: Korrespondenz Wasserwirtschaft 3/21:135-137.