Innovative tools to study the impact and mode of action of micro and nanoplastics on human health: towards a knowledge base for risk assessment

Project Details

Description

Information about the potential effects of micro- and nanoplastics (MNPLs) on humans is scarce. On top of this, current methodologies are unable to provide appropriate exposure and risk assessments. The EU-funded PLASTICHEAL project aims to develop new methodologies and reliable scientific evidence for regulators to set the knowledge basis for adequate risk assessment of MNPLs. It will investigate the impact and consequences of MNPLs on human health, drawing a variety of experimental human models and measuring potential health effects under short and long-term conditions.
AcronymPLASTICHEAL
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date1/04/21 → 31/03/25

Collaborative partners

  • Tyoterveyslaitos Finnish Institute of Occupational Health - FIOHA (Project partner)
  • University of Wageningen (Project partner)
  • Technical University of Denmark (Project partner)
  • Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) (Project partner)
  • Fundación para la Formación e Investigación Sanitarias en la Region de Murcia (FFIS) (Project partner)
  • University of Manchester (UMAN) (Project partner)
  • AIMPLAS (Asociación de Investigacion de Materiales Plásticos ) - Instituto Tecnológico del Plástico (Project partner)
  • French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) (Project partner)
  • Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (Project partner)
  • Leipzig University (Project partner)
  • Universidad de Zaragoza. Facultad de ciencias (Project partner)

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