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How can the use of plastics in agriculture become more sustainable?

New study on plastic in our food systems

26-Sep-2023 - It is impossible to imagine modern agriculture without plastics. 12 million tonnes are used every year. But what about the consequences for the environment? An international team of authors led by Thilo Hofmann from the Division of Environmental Geosciences at the University of Vienna addresses ...

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Bioplastic bottles also keep cooking oil fresh for a long time

No transfer of compounds from the bottle material into the oil detected

22-Feb-2023 - Bottles made of bioplastic protect cooking oil from oxidative spoilage (rancidity) to a similar extent as PET bottles. In addition, even less taste- and odor-impairing substances were formed. This is the result of a recent study published in the journal "Food Packaging and Shelf Life" by ...

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From the road to the plate: lettuce takes up toxic additives from tyre wear

Chemicals from tyre wear could get into our vegetables via sewage sludge and waste water

05-Jan-2023 - Wind, sewage sludge, and waste water carry tyre wear particles from roads onto farmland. A new lab study shows: The pollutants contained in the particles could get into the vegetables grown there. Researchers at the Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science (CMESS) at the ...

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Sugar sweetness fills?

What taste research reveals

11-Nov-2020 - To date, little is known about the extent to which the taste perception of sugar contributes to satiation. A recent study by Austrian and German scientists* led by Veronika Somoza and Barbara Lieder now provides new insights into the relationship between the sweet taste of sugar, energy intake ...

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Searching for stress-resistant potatoes

EU-Project "ADAPT" studies potato’s adaption mechanisms to multiple stresses

02-Sep-2020 - Plant Biologist Markus Teige at the Faculty of Life Sciences of the University of Vienna has received a €5 million grant from the Horizon 2020 EU Program to study mechanisms how potato’s adapt to multiple environmental stresses. He coordinates a consortium of 17 European leading academic research ...

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