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Dr.Dusan Materic (Matt) @dusanmateric.bsky.social · Sep 18

Well people are excited. And, it does offer something we didn't have. I hope it will be a low cost way to make old movies remastered to high resolution :)

Dr.Dusan Materic (Matt) @dusanmateric.bsky.social · Sep 18

AI can be used for science, espetially when you need a break from super dense multitasking work that actually never ends.
Btw, we have both sides in us, right?
#StarWars

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Dr.Dusan Materic (Matt) @dusanmateric.bsky.social · Aug 15

Let’s address some structural issues in plastic research:

A) A large share of #microplastics & #nanoplastics papers are reviews, not primary data (doi.org/10.1016/j.en...)

B) Some highly cited, widely publicised studies have critical flaws (e.g., missing proper blanks): doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

Redirecting

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Dr.Dusan Materic (Matt) @dusanmateric.bsky.social · Aug 14

Our #nanoplastics work was featured on the 7 pm news this Saturday (ORF TV, Austria). Follow the link for a 3-minute video. Too bad we had many coulds while shooting outside.

#plastic
#plasticpollution
#microplastics

salzburg.orf.at/stories/3316...

Sonnblick: Kunststoffteilchen in der Luft

Kunststoffe verschmutzen nicht nur Ozeane und Straßen, sondern in unsichtbarer Form auch die Luft. Beim Sonnblick-Observatorium in Rauris (Pinzgau) wurden auf mehr als 3.000 Metern kleinste Partikel n...

salzburg.orf.at

Dr.Dusan Materic (Matt) @dusanmateric.bsky.social · Aug 6

Let me show you the way to our micro and #nanoplastics sampling system.
Sonnblick Observatory, 3106 m altitude.
#microplastics

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Dr.Dusan Materic (Matt) @dusanmateric.bsky.social · Aug 5

We do 7 days for now. We can do better too, but it is a huge amount of labwork.

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Dr.Dusan Materic (Matt) @dusanmateric.bsky.social · Aug 5

Active sampling for this project.

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Dr.Dusan Materic (Matt) @dusanmateric.bsky.social · Aug 5

At 3106 m altitude! Nanoplastics measurement within the project NanoEU is now in its more polluted period - summer.
#nanoplastics
#microplastics

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Dr.Dusan Materic (Matt) @dusanmateric.bsky.social · Jul 25

Our ocean #nanoplastics paper has been featured in Mongabay:

news.mongabay.com/short-articl...

Scientists find millions of tons of nanoplastics in the North Atlantic Ocean

Scientists have measured the amount of nanoplastics in the open ocean for the first time and found they make up the vast majority of marine plastic pollution. Plastic debris in the ocean can be of var...

news.mongabay.com

Dr.Dusan Materic (Matt) @dusanmateric.bsky.social · Jul 11

Our new Nature paper was covered in the New York Times. I like the angle of the story: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/c...

Tons of Invisible Plastic Pieces Lurk in Ocean Water

www.nytimes.com

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Dr.Dusan Materic (Matt) @dusanmateric.bsky.social · Jul 11

I like the comments and the link with the UN meeting about the Plastic Treaty. Interesting that you expected such big hidden nanoplastic pollution!

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Dr.Dusan Materic (Matt) @dusanmateric.bsky.social · Jul 10

*Open Access

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Dr.Dusan Materic (Matt) @dusanmateric.bsky.social · Jul 10

Thanks, Tony for sharing this. Our original publication is open source: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Nanoplastic concentrations across the North Atlantic - Nature

Observations from 12 hydrocast stations along a transect crossing the North Atlantic from the subtropical gyre to the northern European shelf provide evidence of large amounts of nanoplastics througho...

www.nature.com

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Dr.Dusan Materic (Matt) @dusanmateric.bsky.social · Jul 9

Thank you, Melanie. It was hard work and a long process, but it was worth it.

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Dr.Dusan Materic (Matt) @dusanmateric.bsky.social · Jul 9

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Nanoplastic concentrations across the North Atlantic - Nature

Observations from 12 hydrocast stations along a transect crossing the North Atlantic from the subtropical gyre to the northern European shelf provide evidence of large amounts of nanoplastics througho...

www.nature.com

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Dr.Dusan Materic (Matt) @dusanmateric.bsky.social · Jul 9

Our paper is out in Nature: “Nanoplastic concentrations across the North Atlantic”. An estimated 27 million tons of NPs are there, even at depths over 4500m. Huge thanks to my brilliant MSc student Sophie and the sampling support from NIOZ! @ufz.de @ufz-cite.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1038/s415...

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Dr.Dusan Materic (Matt) @dusanmateric.bsky.social · Jul 6

Conference in Pragur started today. It will be busy days with a lot of interesting talks. #Prague #microplastics

Dr.Dusan Materic (Matt) @dusanmateric.bsky.social · May 23

We sampled, analysed, and are now writing a paper about #nanoplastics in Loch Ness and surrounding rivers. Stay tuned, it is becoming a nice story.
Btw, Scotland is lovely - go visit :). 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Dr.Dusan Materic (Matt) @dusanmateric.bsky.social · May 10

A beutiful day in the #Alps. Try with the speaker on 🔊.
This is where we continuously monitor #microplastics and #nanoplastics

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Dr.Dusan Materic (Matt) @dusanmateric.bsky.social · May 8

Trying to celebrate for a couple of seconds. I always thought that if I worked hard and hit an h-index of 17–19, some nice things would happen in my career. I guess now we’ll find out.

Dr.Dusan Materic (Matt) @dusanmateric.bsky.social · May 2

It was a successful session at EGU25, “Atmospheric Microplastics and Nanoplastics”.
Many nice presentations and posters. It was nice to see new trends in the field in action.
#egu
#microplastics
#nanoplastics

Dr.Dusan Materic (Matt) @dusanmateric.bsky.social · Apr 29

Day and night in Vienna. EGU conference. To bad I am not spending a lot of time in this room - so many awesome talks and posters to see.
#nanoplastics
#microplastics

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Dr.Dusan Materic (Matt) @dusanmateric.bsky.social · Apr 27

My view, now. All the days clowdy and now when I pack to go, is lovely. 😂
Unpredictable Alps🏔️

Dr.Dusan Materic (Matt) @dusanmateric.bsky.social · Apr 26

Continuing world-leading #nanoplastics monitoring project at Sonnblick Observatory, Austria - NanoEU+. All weather work ☀️❄️🏔️
We aim for high-resolution data and multi-year background levels of ultra-fine #microplastics and #nanoplastics.

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Dr.Dusan Materic (Matt) @dusanmateric.bsky.social · Apr 25

Successfully finished a full year of #microplastics and #nanoplastics sampling at Sonnblick Observatory, Austria (3106 m a.s.l). Many thanks to Dr. Elke Ludewig (GeoSphere Austria), InteracTA funding for the NanoEU project, and the station technicians who supported the sampling.

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