AURORA publishes scientific protocol outlining research

Peer-reviewed article published in JMIR Research Protocols presents background, goals, and methodologies of the entire AURORA Horizon 2020 project; project is developing and refining exposure assessment techniques to measure MNPs and associated chemicals in human tissues; includes enhancing methods for high-resolution and large-scale toxicological assessment, exposure assessment, and epidemiological studies

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Recent studies show that MNPs can negatively impact reproductive health

Studies confirm micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) in human endometrial tissue, amniotic fluid, placentas, and feces of pregnant people; MNP presence in the endometrium is linked with recurrent miscarriages in humans, apoptosis in organoids, and reduced fertility in mice; higher MNPs exposure from seafood and bottled water consumption

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AURORA introduction video

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