AURORA
- Universiteit Utrecht - Netherlands,
- Stichting Vu - Netherlands,
- Fundacion Privada Instituto De Salud Global Barcelona - Spain,
- Universiteit Hasselt - Belgium,
- Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai - United States,
- Masarykova Univerzita - Czechia,
- ITA-Suomen Ylipisto - Finland,
- Food Packaging Forum Foundation - Switzerland,
- Institute of Occupational Medicine - United Kingdom,
- Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg - Germany,
- Emory University Non Profit Corporation - United States
Microplastic and nanoplastic pollution (MNP) is becoming an ever-present concern amongst environmental issues that need to be addressed. However, little is known regarding how these plastics affect health, especially during early life and development. The EU-funded AURORA project aims to develop a framework for MNP risk assessment to evaluate its impact during pregnancy and early life. It will achieve this through in-depth testing and epidemiological data to reveal how MNP exposure can affect child development and health. The ultimate goal is to provide a comprehensive way to evaluate the true impact of MNP while informing European policy and improving quality of life.
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Knowledge Gaps
Fate and behavior within an organism
Human toxicity
Human and environmental effects and toxicity test methods
Characterization test methods
Environmental fate and behavior of plastic
Environmental exposure
Risk assessment (RA)
Reproductive and teratogenic effects
Chronic or long-term effects, multiple forms and/or sources
Bioaccumulation, bioconcentration and persistence
Translocation within organism
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