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Level International
Plastic types Nanoplastics Microplastics
Funding source European Union SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Climate action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials
Project Website https://auroraresearch.eu/
Project cost 5.996.315,00 EUR
Period April 2021 - March 2026
Geographical area Europe
Categories Environment and Climate change Climate Change Public Health Human Exposure Alternatives to animal testing and safety assessment of chemicals
Tags Microplastic Nanoplastic pollution environment health development risk child
Project partners
  • Universiteit Utrecht,
  • Stichting Vu,
  • Fundacion Privada Instituto De Salud Global Barcelona,
  • Universiteit Hasselt,
  • Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai,
  • Masarykova Univerzita,
  • ITA-Suomen Ylipisto,
  • Food Packaging Forum Foundation,
  • Institute of Occupational Medicine,
  • Carl von Ossietzky Universitaet Oldenbrug,
Description

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.

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Knowledge Gaps

Effects assessment

Testing

Testing considerations-general

Environmental exposure

Characterization test methods

Environmental effects and ecotoxicity

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