Elke Kerstin Fischer

TL;DR: The wide spectrum of scientific applications of SAGA is highlighted in a review of published studies, with special emphasis on the core application areas digital terrain analysis, geomorphology, soil science, climatology and meteorology, as well as remote sensing.

TL;DR: Surprisingly, the rural sites in the southern part of Hamburg showed highest concentrations of microplastic particles, most likely a result of factors such as the comb out capacity of the different forest types and/or direct input pathways from the agricultural areas and the nearby highway.

TL;DR: Results of the investigation of concentrations of microplastic particles at two lakes in central Italy reveal elevated fiber concentrations compared to those of Lake Bolsena what might be a result of higher organic content and a shift in grain size distribution towards the silt and clay fraction at the shallow and highly eutrophic Lake Chiusi.

TL;DR: The sheltered position of the study area, low population pressure on adjacent islands and the absence of any major potential point sources were identified as major factors explaining the low concentration of microplastics.

TL;DR: No statistically significant differences were determined but only tendencies were determined between the beaches with different exposition and anthropogenic activity as well as for distribution patterns which showed that microplastic fragments accumulate in topographic depressions, similar to macrolitter items.