POLYRISK
- Stichting Vu - Netherlands,
- Stichting Amsterdam UMC - Netherlands,
- Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung) - Germany,
- Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) - Germany,
- Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin) - Germany,
- Folkehelseinstituttet - Norway,
- Institutul National De Cercetare-Dezvoltare Pentru Textile Si Pielarie - Romania,
- Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht - Netherlands,
- Agenzia Nazionale Per Le Nuove Tecnologie, L'energia E Lo Sviluppo Economico Sostenibile - Italy,
- Ideaconsult Limited Liability Company - Bulgaria,
- Health and Environment Alliance - Belgium,
- Fraunhofer Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Angewandten Forschung e.V. - Germany,
- European Research Services GmbH - Germany,
- Umweltbundesamt (UBA) - Germany
From childhood to old age, we all come in contact with plastic products on a daily basis, in the living environment and food chain. Our plastic products are a source of plastic fragments, tiny particles generally invisible to the naked eye. How many of these plastic particles are actually being absorbed into our bodies via inhalation and ingestion? Could tiny micro- and nanoplastic particles (MNP) inside our bodies be having a negative impact on human health? The EU-funded POLYRISK project explores these questions by examining human exposure to MNP and their potential toxic effects. POLYRISK considers occupational and consumer exposure and puts a special emphasis on potential adverse effects of MNP on the immune system.
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Knowledge Gaps
Characteristics of plastic-general
Commercial-related uncertainties
Testing considerations-general
Occupational exposure
Environmental risk assessment (ERA)
Exposure assessment-general
Characterization test methods
Effects assessment-general
Bioaccumulation and biomagnification
Mode of action (MOA)
Human toxicity
Environmental fate and behavior of plastic
Environmental exposure
Human and environmental exposure test methods
Degradation
Fate and behavior within an organism
Environmental effects and ecotoxicity
Chronic or long-term effects, multiple forms and/or sources
Publications
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