Project description
Training to measure health risk of microplastics
Plastic is an important and ubiquitous material in our economy and daily lives. Environmental concerns such as plastic leakage also pose a significant threat to our wellbeing. Reducing the amount of plastic waste generated each year remains a huge challenge. Up to 300 000 tonnes of microplastics are released into the environment each year. The EU-funded MONPLAS project will train early stage researchers to monitor concentrations of micro- and nano-plastics in water for their presence, uptake and threat to animal and human life. The project identified a need to develop suitable technologies that are robust, easy to use and inexpensive for performing standardised measurements, as well as training engineers for method development and operation.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwater treatment processesdrinking water treatment processes
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwater treatment processeswastewater treatment processes
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologybacteriology
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesopticsmicroscopy
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesopticsspectroscopy
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Funding Scheme
MSCA-ITN-ETN - European Training NetworksCoordinator
B4 7ET Birmingham
United Kingdom
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Participants (7)
100 44 Stockholm
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76275 Ettlingen
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6708 PB Wageningen
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1050 Brussel
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07745 Jena
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9220 Aalborg
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BT7 1NN Belfast
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