TROPOS in den Medien

airqualitynews.com: Tyre dust in airborne microplastics poses health risk

Leipzig, 04.03.2026 – Paul Day

"Researchers from the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS) and the University of Oldenburg analysed air samples taken over two weeks in September 2022 at a busy roadside location in Leipzig. They found that around 4% of the fine particulate matter in the air consisted of plastic particles."

kompas.id: Origins of Airborne Microplastics Identified, Electric Vehicles Could Exacerbate Pollution

Leipzig, 03.03.2026 – Ahmad Arif

"A research team from the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS) and the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg has successfully overcome these limitations. In a study published in Communications Earth & Environment in December 2025, they employed pyrolysis gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (Py-GC-MS) to identify the chemical "fingerprints" of microplastics in the air."

UC: High-tech Flights Tackle Climate Modelling Dilemma

Christchurch, 26.02.2026

"The High Altitude and Long-Range Observatory (HALO)-South mission brings together researchers from seven German research institutes led by Professor Mira Poehlker (Leibniz Institute of Tropospheric Research), and Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, USA) with Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) and the New Zealand MetService to improve the representation of aerosols, clouds and precipitation in climate modelling."