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.
Project partners met in Edinburgh on March 31 – April 1 to discuss achievements so far and review next steps as project moves into its final phase; annual event included in-depth discussions about methods, preliminary results, and upcoming publications
CUSP cluster holds scientific conference and stakeholder meeting as projects come to an end; all five EU projects within the cluster share research results; scientists discuss future research needs on human health and micro- and nanoplastics; stakeholders share perspectives and policy questions
Scientists detect more micro- and nanoplastics (MNP) in the human brain than in liver and kidney, higher levels in brains of dementia patients; find MNPs obstruct blood vessels, lead to neurobehavioral abnormalities; MNPs in women’s follicular fluid associated with lower fertilization rates; maternal MNP exposure impairs fertility of female mice offspring; “bioplastic” MNPs induce male reproductive toxicity in mice
Project partners met in Edinburgh on March 31 – April 1 to discuss achievements so far and review next steps as project moves into its final phase; annual event included in-depth discussions about methods, preliminary results, and upcoming publications
CUSP cluster holds scientific conference and stakeholder meeting as projects come to an end; all five EU projects within the cluster share research results; scientists discuss future research needs on human health and micro- and nanoplastics; stakeholders share perspectives and policy questions
Scientists detect more micro- and nanoplastics (MNP) in the human brain than in liver and kidney, higher levels in brains of dementia patients; find MNPs obstruct blood vessels, lead to neurobehavioral abnormalities; MNPs in women’s follicular fluid associated with lower fertilization rates; maternal MNP exposure impairs fertility of female mice offspring; “bioplastic” MNPs induce male reproductive toxicity in mice
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under AURORA grant agreement No 964827.