Project description DEENESFRITPL When plastic is present on the farms For years, the use of plastics on the farms has helped farmers increase crop production, improve food quality and reduce the ecological footprint. However, the increasing use of plastic in agriculture has resulted in soil pollution, with plastic residues forming macroplastics, microplastics (MP) and nanoplastics (NP). The EU-funded MINAGRIS project will provide a deeper understanding and tools to assess the MP and NP impact on agricultural soil health. The project will estimate the use of various plastic polymers in agriculture systems. It will analyse their impact on physico-chemical soil properties, soil biodiversity, plant productivity, Ecosystem Services and their potential transfer to other parts of the environment and plants, and it will quantify the consequences of unsustainable soil management. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective Plastic use in agriculture has tremendously increased in the past decades resulting in soil pollution with plastic residues forming besides macroplastics micro (MP) and nanoplastics (NP). MINAGRIS aims to contribute to healthy soils in Europe by providing a deeper understanding and tools to assess the impact of MP and NP in agricultural soil health. To create an overview on the actual situation across Europe, MINAGRIS will assess the use of different plastic polymers in agricultural systems in 11 case study across Europe and identify the resulting types and concentrations of MPs and NPs. Concentrations of other stressors in soils such as pesticides and veterinary drugs will be additionally assessed. MINAGRIS will provide validated analytical tools that allow the quantification and identification of MPs and NPs in soils.Based on the results of the case study sites, controlled experiments will be conducted to analyse the impact of MPs and NPs on physico-chemical soil properties, soil biodiversity, plant productivity, and Ecosystem Services, as well as their potential transfer to other parts of the environment and plants. Furthermore, synergistic effects with other stressors are assessed.Quantification of the impacts of MNP on soil biodiversity and agricultural productivity, their transport and degradation in the environment, their impacts on socio-economic components, and synergies between all of them will make it possible to identify, in a multifactorial vision, the benefits and risks associated with the use of plastics in agriculture.Based on the results, MINAGRIS will quantify the economic, environmental, and social consequences of unsustainable soil management at the field and farm level in different biogeographical regions and, through a Multi-Actor Approach (MAA), develop a practical toolbox for and with farmers for the rapid assessment of soil exposure, at the same time raising relevant stakeholders’ and end-users’ awareness of the issue. Fields of science natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencessoil sciencesedaphologynatural scienceschemical sciencespolymer sciencessocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economicsproductivitynatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollutionnatural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems Keywords Micro- nanoplastics Programme(s) H2020-EU.3.2. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy Main Programme H2020-EU.3.2.1.1. - Increasing production efficiency and coping with climate change, while ensuring sustainability and resilience H2020-EU.3.2.1.2. - Providing ecosystems services and public goods Topic(s) SFS-21-2020 - Emerging challenges for soil management Call for proposal H2020-SFS-2018-2020 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-SFS-2020-2 Funding Scheme RIA - Research and Innovation action Coordinator WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY Net EU contribution € 741 375,00 Address Droevendaalsesteeg 4 6708 PB Wageningen Netherlands See on map Region Oost-Nederland Gelderland Veluwe Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 741 375,00 Participants (20) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITAET BERN Switzerland Net EU contribution € 903 750,00 Address Hochschulstrasse 6 3012 Bern See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Espace Mittelland Bern / Berne Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 903 750,00 FORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUR BIOLOGISCHEN LANDBAU STIFTUNG Switzerland Net EU contribution € 514 375,00 Address Ackerstrasse 113 5070 Frick See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Nordwestschweiz Aargau Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 514 375,00 PANEPISTIMIO THESSALIAS Greece Net EU contribution € 448 500,00 Address Argonafton filellinon 38221 Volos See on map Region Κεντρική Ελλάδα Θεσσαλία Μαγνησία Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 448 500,00 UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI Slovenia Net EU contribution € 340 750,00 Address Kongresni trg 12 1000 Ljubljana See on map Region Slovenija Zahodna Slovenija Osrednjeslovenska Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 340 750,00 UNIVERSITA CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE Italy Net EU contribution € 546 250,00 Address Largo gemelli 1 20123 Milano See on map Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 546 250,00 FORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUR BIOLOGISCHEN LANDBAU OSTERREICH Austria Net EU contribution € 360 625,00 Address Doblhoffgasse 7/10 1010 Wien See on map Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 360 625,00 UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 390 750,00 Address The park GL50 2RH Cheltenham See on map Region South West (England) Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area Gloucestershire Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 390 750,00 FREIE UNIVERSITAET BERLIN Germany Net EU contribution € 275 875,00 Address Kaiserswerther strasse 16-18 14195 Berlin See on map Region Berlin Berlin Berlin Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 275 875,00 INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE POUR L'AGRICULTURE, L'ALIMENTATION ET L'ENVIRONNEMENT France Net EU contribution € 388 567,50 Address 147 rue de l'universite 75007 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 388 567,50 POLITECNICO DI TORINO Italy Net EU contribution € 170 500,00 Address Corso duca degli abruzzi 24 10129 Torino See on map Region Nord-Ovest Piemonte Torino Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 170 500,00 CHQ TECHNOLOGIES IKE Greece Net EU contribution € 147 187,50 Address Arkadiou 41 73100 Chania See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Νησιά Αιγαίου Κρήτη Χανιά Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 147 187,50 DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET Denmark Net EU contribution € 325 937,50 Address Anker engelunds vej 101 2800 Kongens lyngby See on map Region Danmark Hovedstaden Københavns omegn Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 325 937,50 AGES - OSTERREICHISCHE AGENTUR FUR GESUNDHEIT UND ERNAHRUNGSSICHERHEIT GMBH Austria Net EU contribution € 268 437,50 Address Spargelfeldstrasse 191 1220 Wien See on map Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 268 437,50 NOVAMONT SPA Italy Net EU contribution € 206 562,50 Address Via fauser 8 28100 Novara See on map Region Nord-Ovest Piemonte Novara Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 206 562,50 STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH Netherlands Net EU contribution € 365 000,00 Address Droevendaalsesteeg 4 6708 PB Wageningen See on map Region Oost-Nederland Gelderland Veluwe Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 365 000,00 EUROQUALITY SAS France Net EU contribution € 189 375,00 Address 39 rue saint lazare 75009 Paris See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 189 375,00 CAMPOSEVEN Spain Net EU contribution € 51 467,50 Address Carretera de lo romero 33 30740 San pedro del pinatar See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Sur Región de Murcia Murcia Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 51 467,50 SPOTTERON GMBH Austria Net EU contribution € 70 750,00 Address Fassziehergasse 5/16 1070 Wien See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 70 750,00 EESTI MAAULIKOOL Estonia Net EU contribution € 52 187,50 Address Kreutzwaldi 1 51014 Tartu See on map Region Eesti Eesti Lõuna-Eesti Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 52 187,50 TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT DARMSTADT Germany Net EU contribution € 241 750,00 Address Karolinenplatz 5 64289 Darmstadt See on map Region Hessen Darmstadt Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 241 750,00