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Are we being invaded? No, Eelde just wants military jets at airport

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The airport is looking for new revenue streams Groningen Airport Eelde is busy looking at new possibilities and therefore also ...

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Thousands of stunted marine animals to tell the story of the MSC Zoe

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New research shows the devastating effect of plastic microbeads on sea life Translated by Thomas Ansell In order to give ...

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CNN: Teenager from Ireland chooses Groningen to work on revolutionary idea

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A teenager from Ireland has chosen the University of Groningen to work on a promising idea to remove plastic from ...

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New University of Groningen policy calls on staff to limit business air travel

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Changes to the University of Groningen’s travel policy mean that employees are no longer allowed to fly for business if ...

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Two million kilos from MSC Zoe salvaged from North Sea

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So far, the ongoing clean-up effort following the MSC Zoe container spill in January has salvaged around 2 million kilos ...

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24 million plastic pellets from MSC Zoe on northern Dutch coastline

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24 million plastic pellets from MSC Zoe on northern Dutch coastline

Research by the University of Groningen has determined that roughly 24 million plastic pellets have washed ashore along the northern ...

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Help still needed for plastic pollution map of Wadden Islands

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January 28, 2019

Researchers from the University of Groningen seeking to map out the plastic pollution from the MSC Zoe container spill say ...

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January 25, 2019

The snow in the vicinity of the ESD facility in Farmsum was littered with black flecks on Thursday afternoon after ...

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University of Groningen to investigate plastic pollution from MSC Zoe containers

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January 9, 2019

An expert team from the University of Groningen will map out level of plastic in the vicinity of the Wadden ...

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Calls for coordinated container clean-up effort increase

January 7, 2019

Political representatives across Friesland are calling for a national contingency plan for the Wadden Sea region in response to the ...

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