The scale of micro- and nanoplastic (MNP) pollution is becoming increasingly clear yet little is known about how this pollution impacts health. We are developing an actionable European roadmap for early-life health risk assessment of MNPs.
Review specifically focuses on high-throughput approaches for population-wide biomonitoring; calls for more standardization in methods and quality assessment and control
Five studies on microplastic presence and effects on central nervous system (CNS) and reproductive organs; study finds microplastics of some but not all polymer types enter human CNS, especially after blood-brain barrier impairment; review concludes microplastics induce neurotoxicity; scientists demonstrate presence of microplastics in female reproductive tissue and male para-tumor and tumor prostate samples; associate microplastic presence with sperm dysfunction
AURORA scientists joined for the fifth edition of the scientific conference in Spain; event attracts over 800 plastic pollution researchers from around the world; provides a constructive platform to exchange insights and share the latest knowledge on nano, micro, and macro plastic pollution
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under AURORA grant agreement No 964827.