Project description
New strategy to help protect humans from microplastic and nanoplastic particle pollution
Micro- and nanoplastic particles (MNP) are pervasive contaminants in our environment and food chain. How much of this pollution enters our body via inhalation and ingestion? Do MNP negatively impact human health? The EU-funded POLYRISK project explores these questions by examining human exposure to MNP and the toxic effects on our immune systems. The interdisciplinary POLYRISK team is using advanced methods to chemically detect and quantify MNP, understand key mechanisms of MNP toxicity in vitro, and find biomarkers of toxicity in blood and saliva. These are important elements of POLYRISK’s human risk assessment strategy for MNP. The findings of the assessment will feed into the EU policies and help protect human health, today and in the future.
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RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
3584 CS Utrecht
Netherlands
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Participants (14)
1081 HV Amsterdam
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
1081 HV Amsterdam
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10589 Berlin
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12205 Berlin
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44149 Dortmund
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0456 Oslo
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030508 Bucuresti
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3584 CX Utrecht
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00196 Roma
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1000 Sofia
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
1210 Saint-josse-ten-noode
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80686 Munchen
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48149 Muenster
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06844 Dessau-rosslau
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