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

04.03.2026

"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

03.03.2026

"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."

Torgauer Zeitung: Grünes Licht für die Klimaforschung

27.02.2026

„In Melpitz bei Torgau scannt ein neuer Hochleistungslaser des Leipziger Tropos-Instituts dauerhaft den Himmel“ (Torgauer Zeitung, 27.02.26)

UC: High-tech Flights Tackle Climate Modelling Dilemma

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."

FR: Über den Dächern ist die Luft dreckiger: Drohnen messen 60 Prozent mehr Feinstaub

17.02.2026

"Doch neue Daten aus Neu-Delhi zeigen: Über unseren Köpfen kann die Luft noch deutlich schlechter sein. Ein internationales Team veröffentlichte die Ergebnisse im Fachjournal Nature India. Beteiligt waren das Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, das TROPOS und die TU Delft."