Francesca De Falco
francadefalco.bsky.social
Francesca De Falco
@francadefalco.bsky.social
Material Scientist | Postdoctoral Researcher | University of Bayreuth | CRC 1357 Microplastics
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🚨New paper out!

🔬We applied a protocol based on EGA-MS and multi-shot Py-GC-MS to identify the chemical composition (fibres+additives) of 12 types of commercial wet wipes.

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Disposable wet-wipes as potential source of pollution: Multi-analytical investigation of the composition of fibres and additives
Wet wipes are used as disposable products for personal hygiene care, domestic cleaning, and sanitary use. Increased use of wet wipes as a consequence …
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Reposted by Francesca De Falco
#INC5.2 of the #plasticstreaty negotiations has ended without a treaty. But rather than a setback, this offers the opportunity for a reset. The process delivered political will and good texts but could not overcome bad procedure. There are better options for a way forward: medium.com/@climatesail...
Rejecting a Weak Plastics Treaty, Countries Open the Door to Stronger Climate Ambition
When the gavel came down on the sixth round of plastics treaty negotiations (confusingly named INC 5.2) in Geneva, the mood in the room was…
medium.com
August 15, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Reposted by Francesca De Falco
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July 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Reposted by Francesca De Falco
Over the past few years, our PlastChem team has worked tirelessly to map the chemical complexity of #plastics. Today, we publish the findings in @nature.com. We hope this evidence propels the development of safer plastics to protect human health and environment. 1/4
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Mapping the chemical complexity of plastics - Nature
An inventory of 16,325 known plastic chemicals, including >4,200 hazardous compounds, supports the development of safer plastics.
www.nature.com
July 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🚨New paper out!

🔬We applied a protocol based on EGA-MS and multi-shot Py-GC-MS to identify the chemical composition (fibres+additives) of 12 types of commercial wet wipes.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Disposable wet-wipes as potential source of pollution: Multi-analytical investigation of the composition of fibres and additives
Wet wipes are used as disposable products for personal hygiene care, domestic cleaning, and sanitary use. Increased use of wet wipes as a consequence …
www.sciencedirect.com
June 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Reposted by Francesca De Falco
We are getting ready for today's seminar with Prof. Dr. Luca Nizzetto from NIVA (Oslo, Norway). Don't miss this exciting speaker and join us 12.15 CEST in H 33 @unibayreuth.bsky.social !👇
Save the date! In the upcoming CRC Microplastics Seminar Prof. Luca Nizzeto #NIVA will talk us through #plastic pollution in #agroecosystems: sources, occurences, impacts and urgent measures.

📅 Monday 2nd June 2025
⏰ 12.15 CEST
🎯 H33 & ZOOM

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#microplastic #soil
June 2, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Glad to be at @setac.bsky.social in Vienna this week.

Look for poster 259 in Poster area 1 tomorrow Tuesday 13th and come say hello!

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May 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Reposted by Francesca De Falco
🌟 Warm welcome @francadefalco.bsky.social to our CRC Team! 🌟 Francesca joined the Emmy Noether Group @plasticsediment.bsky.social at @unibayreuth.bsky.social , linked to our CRC. Excited for interdisciplinary work bridging materials science & environmental science, funded by @dfg.de 👌 #Microplastics
April 25, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Happy to share that I have started a new position as Postdoctoral Researcher in the Emmy Noether Research group PLASTICAL led by @plasticsediment.bsky.social at the @unibayreuth.bsky.social, associated to the @crc1357.bsky.social!
April 7, 2025 at 11:19 AM