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Science for Impact

By translating complex data into clear, understandable impactful strategies, we bridge the gap between research and real-world application.

We believe that knowledge is the foundation for change. Our team publishes peer-reviewed research and translates scientific insights into practical solutions for businesses, policymakers, and communities, enabling data- and science-driven impact growth.

Scientific Publications

JULY 2025

Scientific Reports

Concentration gradient of plastic debris larger than 500um detected across the Southwest Indian Ocean

Thibault, M., Fajeau, A., Ramanampananjy, A., Royer, S.-J., Fustemberg, G., Marillac, V., Gindrey, J., Saloma, A., Condet, M., Mangion, P., Burt, A., Egger, M., Amy, M., Jaquemet, S., Mulochau, T., Jourand, P., ter Halle, A., Le Corre, M., and Lebreton, L.

MAY 2025

Scientific Reports

Evaluating the environmental impact of cleaning the North Pacific Garbage Patch

Egger, M., Booth, A. M., Bosker, T., Everaert, G., Garrard, S. L., Havas, V., Huntley, H. S., Koelmans, A. A., Kvale, K., Lebreton, L., Niemann, H., Pang, Q., Proietti, M., Puskic, P., Richon, C., Royer, S.-J., Savoca, M. S., Tjallema, A., van Vulpen, M., Zhang., Y., Zhang, Z., and Mitrano, D.

APRIL 2025

Nature

The distribution of subsurface microplastics in the ocean

Zhao, S., Kvale, K., Zhu, L., Zettler, E. R., Egger, M., Mincer, T. J., Amaral-Zettler, L. A., Lebreton, L., Niemann, H., Nakajima, R., Thiel, M., Bos, R. P., Galgani, L., and Stubbins, A.

NOVEMBER 2024

Nature Communications

Mind the fragmentation gap

Kvale K., Andrews, Z. A., and Egger, M.

JULY 2024

Environ. Res.: Ecology

Densities of neuston often not elevated within plastic hotspots territory inside the North Pacific Garbage Patch

Egger, M., van Vulpen, M., Spanowicz, K., Wada, K., Pham, Y., Wolter, H., Fuhrimann, S., and Lebreton, L.

APRIL 2024

Science of the Total Environment

Biodegradation of polyethylene by the marine fungus Parengyodontium album

Vaksmaa, A., Vielfaure, H., Polerecky, L., Kienhuis, M. V. M., van der Meer, M. T. J., Pflüger, T., Egger, M., and Niemann, H.

MARCH 2024

Chemical Geology

Seawater contamination by coring and pore water sampling of marine sediments

Jørgensen, B. B., Egger, M., Lever, M. A., and Røy, H.

NOVEMBER 2023

Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta

Sulfate distribution and sulfate reduction in global marine sediments

Jørgensen, B. B., Egger, M., and Canfield, D.E.

NOVEMBER 2023

Microplastics and Nanoplastics

Legacy oceanic plastic pollution must be addressed to mitigate possible long-term ecological impacts

Richon, C., Kvale, K., Lebreton, L., and Egger, M.

NOVEMBER 2023

Microplastics and Nanoplastics

Training the next generation of plastics pollution researchers: tools, skills and career perspectives in an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary field

Mitrano, D. M., Bigalke, M., Booth, A. M., Carteny, C. C., Coffin, S., Egger, M., Gondikas, A., Hüffer, T., Koelmans, A. A., Lahive, E., Mattsson, K., Reynaud, S., and Wagner, S.

MARCH 2023

PNAS Nexus

Pelagic microplastics in the North Pacific subtropical gyre: a prevalent anthropogenic component of the particulate organic carbon pool

Zhao, S., Mincer, T. J., Lebreton, L., and Egger, M.

JANUARY 2023

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Plastic photodegradation under simulated marine conditions

Delre, A., Goudriaan, M., Hernando Morales, V., Vaksmaa, A., Ndhlovu, R. T., Baas, M., Keijzer, E., de Groot, T., Zeghal, E., Egger, M., Röckmann, T., and Niemann, H.

SEPTEMBER 2022

Scientific Reports

Industrialised fishing nations largely contribute to floating plastic pollution in the North Pacific subtropical gyre

Lebreton, L., Royer, S.-J., Peytavin, A., Strietman, W. J., Smeding-Zuurendonk, I., and Egger, M.

AUGUST 2022

Scientific Reports

Pelagic distribution of plastic debris (> 500 µm) and marine organisms in the upper layer of the North Atlantic Ocean

Egger, M., Schilt, B., Wolter, H., Mani, T., de Vries, R., Zettler, E., and Niemann, H.

AUGUST 2022

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Microbial communities on plastic particles in surface waters differ from subsurface waters of the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre

Vaksmaa, A., Egger, M., Lüke, C., Martins P. D., Rosselli, R., Asbun, A. A., and Niemann, H.

MARCH 2022

Earth-Science Reviews

Sediment oxygen consumption: Role in the global marine carbon cycle

Jørgensen, B. B., Wenzhöfer, F., Egger, M., and Glud, R. N.

JANUARY 2022

Environmental Pollution

Integrating Bayesian Belief Networks in a toolbox for decision support on plastic clean-up technologies in rivers and estuaries

Leone, G., Catarino, A. I., Pauwels, I., Mani, T., Tishler, M., Egger, M., Forio, M. A. E., Goethals, P. L. M., and Everaert G.

JUNE 2021

Remote Sensing

Quantifying floating plastic debris at sea using vessel-based optical data and artificial intelligence

De Vries, R., Egger, M., Mani, T., and Lebreton, L.