Dr. Melanie Bergmann
@melaniebergma18.bsky.social
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Team Science. Marine biologist researching #Arctic #DeepSea & #plastic pollution; born at 326,68 ppm (she/her, sie/ihr). @[email protected]
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Much-needed data on the effects of #microplastics on the biogeochemistry of #deepsea sediments, an important reservoir for #plastic & #microplastics. Extracellular enzymatic activities were altered by <25%, likelely impairing carbon degradation & turnover rates.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Weathered microplastics alter deep sea benthic biogeochemistry and organic matter cycling: insights from a microcosm experiment
The deep seafloor is the largest reservoir for plastic contamination; yet, it remains unclear whether Carbon introduced through synthetic polymers mig…
www.sciencedirect.com
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s4fffm.bsky.social
Eine neue Studie von @ckemfert.bsky.social zeigt, Klimaschutz schützt Menschen und Wirtschaft.

Quelle: www.diw.de/de/diw_01...

Ihr wollt wissen, was die Welt für die Klimatransformation tut? Folgt uns! Jeden Mittwoch und Samstag ein neuer Beitrag!

#Klimalösungen #Klima #Energiewende
melaniebergma18.bsky.social
Interesting angle, potentially also in other countries:“A #plastic #recycling industry potentially worth £2bn and 5,000 jobs is dying in the UK because of government failure to close a loophole that allows 600,000 tonnes of plastic waste to be exported each year.“
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Britain missing out on potential £2bn recycling industry by exporting plastic waste
Exclusive: Government failure to close loophole allows 600,000 tonnes to be shipped elsewhere each year
www.theguardian.com
melaniebergma18.bsky.social
Luckily I picked it up because it was based on my work. But as we get so many review requests, I decline many, which may then make it. 👀
Scientific journals HAVE to do better, implement ROBUST SCREENING TOOLS including comparisons of online supplements, to protect science AND their own credibility!
melaniebergma18.bsky.social
1/2 Two manuscripts for #PeerReview in one day, which seem to be AI-based plagiarism ☹️. And this is only me. Luckily I picked it up because it was based on my work.
This is is a waste of precious researcher's time and undermines the credibility of #science, which is already on attack.
melaniebergma18.bsky.social
What a fantastic energy once again: @CariCari in #Bremen, thank you!!!🙏
melaniebergma18.bsky.social
📃 Ich freue mich, dass das neue Positionspapier „#Plastik – Radikales Umdenken nötig” von @bund.net, das ich reviewed habe, kurz vor der Kunststoff-Industrie-Messe diese Woche veröffentlicht wurde! 🔽
melaniebergma18.bsky.social
Happy to see this new white paper " #Plastic – radical rethinking needed" by @bund.net (Friends of the Earth Germany), which I reviewed, being published ahead of the Plastics Industry Trade Fair this week! The English PDF version is available here 🔽
www.bund.net/service/publ...
Plastik – Radikales Umdenken nötig
Plastik ist allgegenwärtig – in unserem Alltag, in den Ozeanen, in der Luft. Dieses Hintergrundpapier zeigt, wie tiefgreifend Kunststoffe in natürliche Stoffkreisläufe eingreifen und warum ein radikal...
www.bund.net
melaniebergma18.bsky.social
Happy to see this new white paper " #Plastic – radical rethinking needed" by @bund.net (Friends of the Earth Germany), which I reviewed, being published ahead of the Plastics Industry Trade Fair this week! The English PDF version is available here 🔽
www.bund.net/service/publ...
Plastik – Radikales Umdenken nötig
Plastik ist allgegenwärtig – in unserem Alltag, in den Ozeanen, in der Luft. Dieses Hintergrundpapier zeigt, wie tiefgreifend Kunststoffe in natürliche Stoffkreisläufe eingreifen und warum ein radikal...
www.bund.net
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eeb.org
The @eeb.org, together with DK and @chemsec.bsky.social has tested the blood for PFAS of 24 EU leaders from 19 countries

🩸More than half of the politicians tested have concerning levels of #PFAS their blood

Read our press release to learn more about the findings eeb.org/eu-leaders-c...
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bund.net
Ein klares Bekenntnis zu CO2-Mindeststandards u. E-Mobilität ist notwendig! Jens Hilgenberg vom BUND kommentiert im Vorfeld des Autogipfels: "Die akt. Regelung zu den EU-Flottengrenzwerten war u. ist wirkungsvoll. Nur durch sie hat der notwendige Wandel hin zum E-Auto in Europa Fahrt aufgenommen. 👇
Zitat Jens Hilgenberg: „Die Zukunft fährt elektrisch, daran besteht kein Zweifel. Doch das passiert nicht von alleine. Die eigentliche Frage ist: Fährt man in Zukunft auch noch europäisch?"
melaniebergma18.bsky.social
Of course, all of this happens in a region that is subject to 4 times higher temperature changes than the global average (#climateChange).
Well done, chapeau 🎓, @jannikschnier.bsky.social!
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umweltbundesamt.bsky.social
📅Save the date: Virtueller Auftakt der #EWAV2025, 24.11.25 ab 10 Uhr.

💡Motto: „Reparieren statt wegwerfen: Elektroschrott vermeiden!“. Mit Beiträgen von Umweltminister Carsten Schneider & UBA-Präsident @dirkmessner.bsky.social.

👉Anmeldung & Details: events.vku.de/event.php?vn...
melaniebergma18.bsky.social
🪱New paper by Jannik Schnier, who recently defended his #PhD thesis 🙌. It shows a strong drop in nematode numbers (<75%) & community shift at @awi.de HAUSGARTEN observatory in the #Arctic #DeepSea over 20 years despite a rise in phytodetrital food & bacterial numbers.
www.int-res.com/abstracts/me...
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headsoccer.bsky.social
Ok, ich versuche es mal.
Veränderung ist immer nur dann möglich, wenn ein neues Narrativ das alte ablöst. Und dieses Narrativ muss natürlich besser sein als das alte. Also statt Angst vor den Folgen der Klimakatastrophe zu erzeugen lieber zeigen was Klimagerechtigkeit bringen wird. 🧵⬇️
melaniebergma18.bsky.social
Couldn’t bear it, watching it for real is already painful and nerv-wrecking enough. 😔
melaniebergma18.bsky.social
Totally, but not unexpected…🍿
melaniebergma18.bsky.social
💣 Not sure if this is good or bad👇
„The chair of stalled UN #plastics treaty talks, Luis Vayas Valdivieso, is preparing to step down, after accounts of behind-the-scenes pressure from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).“
#PlasticsTreaty
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UN plastics treaty chair to step down with process in turmoil
Exclusive: Luis Vayas Valdivieso says he is quitting for personal and professional reasons after reports of pressure behind the scenes
www.theguardian.com
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weatherprof.bsky.social
Up. Up. And away!
North Pacific water temps the past 15 years, with September 2025 being the cherry on the top (right) of the chart. @zacklabe.com is going to need a bigger Y axis!
melaniebergma18.bsky.social
#FloodTheZoneWithBeauty 🤩
echinoblog.bsky.social
oh wow! A stunning Porpita shot from @natalipaqpa on the other site
A blue bottle jelly with many tentacles emerging from it
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omasgegenrechtsle.bsky.social
Die CSD-Saison in Sachsen 2025 war ein Rekordjahr. Über 42 000 Menschen gingen für Akzeptanz, Vielfalt und gleiche Rechte auf die Strasse. Das sind mehr als je zuvor - und ist ein starkes Zeichen:
Trotz Drohkulisse, trotz rechter Hetze, trotz Angriffen bleibt die queere Community laut u sichtbar.
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darksun500.bsky.social
Listen!
Listen!
Listen!
waldlaeuferin.bsky.social
#Goodstein
Biedermann und die Brandstifter

Diese Frau ist einfach so super in ihrer Analyse!
melaniebergma18.bsky.social
🪸Our new study on long-term changes in megafauna from the #Arctic #DeepSea finds faunal density & species richness increased & then decreased over the 20 years period. Community structure made a partial return to the 2002 state in 2022, suggesting cyclicality. @awi.de
www.int-res.com/abstracts/me...