Micro- and nanoplastics are fragments smaller than 1 millimeter and have become a major global environmental challenge in recent years. To improve analysis methods, you are invited to this workshop organized by PlastTrack.
Mirco- and nanoplastics are a global environmental challenge. Scientific studies have highlighted fragments in all parts of the world and even in environments that were considered pristine. Sampling and analyzing micro and nanoplastics from abiotic and biotic environments has become more challenging and there is greater motivation to develop new technological solutions and methods.
In this workshop, the partners of the Interreg project PlastTrack will present current and potential microscopic and analytical methods used in plastic analysis, their advantages and limitations and their combination with new approaches to solve the problems. Furthermore, challenges and needs in risk assessment of plastic products will be discussed.
Program
10.00 – Welcome
10.30 – Presentation with prof. Richard Thompson, Plymouth University (online)
11:00 – Presentation by Denise Mitrano – Beyond Microscopy: alternative approaches for single particle analysis of nano- and microplastics
11:30 – Presentation by Gary Hardiman – A systems biology approach to elucidating the toxicological effects
12.00 – Lunch
12.45 – Presentation by Marco Mattonai – Analytical pyrolysis: The other face of mircoplastic analysis
13.15 – Presentation by Jingjing Wang, Dublin College University
13.45 – Presentation by Fan Liu – Microplastics – methods and beyond
14.15 – Coffee break
14.30 – Presentation by Himanshu Khandelia – Simultations models of Nanoplastics
15.00 – Presentation by Stefan Dittmar, GEOMAR
15.30 – Discussion and closing
16.00 – Thank you for today
The workshop is organized by the Interreg Deutschland-Danmark project PlastTrack with funding from the European Union.
