• Detection, counting and characterization of nanoplastics in marine bioindicators: a proof of principle study. 

      Valsesia, Andrea; Parot, Jérémie; Ponti, Jessica; Mehn, Dora; Marino, Rita; Melillo, Daniela; Muramoto, Shin; Verkouteren, Mike; Hackley, Vincent A.; Colpo, Pascal (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Plastic particulates in the environment pose an increasing concern for regulatory bodies due to their potential risk to higher organisms (including humans) as they enter the food chain. Nanoplastics (defined here as smaller ...
    • Paradigms to assess the human health risks of nano- and microplastics 

      Noventa, Seta; Boyles, Matthew S.P.; Seifert, Andreas; Belluco, Simone; Sánchez Jiménez, Aracaeli; Johnston, Helinor J.; Tran, Lang; Fernandes, Teresa F.; Mughini-Gras, Lapo; Corami, Fabiana; Castro, Kepa; Mutinelli, Franco; Boldrin, Massimo; Puntes, Victor; Sotoudeh, Mahshid; Mascarello, Giulia; Tiozzo, Barbara; McLean, Polly; Ronchi, Francesca; Booth, Andy; Koelmans, Albert A.; Losasso, Carmen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Human exposure to nano- and microplastics (NMPs) has raised major societal concerns, yet no framework to assess the risks of NMPs for human health exists. A substantial proportion of plastic produced worldwide is not ...
    • Training the next generation of plastics pollution researchers: tools, skills and career perspectives in an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary field 

      Mitrano, Denise; Bigalke, Moritz; Booth, Andy; Carteny, Camilla; Coffin, Scott; Egger, Matthias; Gondikas, Andreas; Hueffer, Thorsten; Koelmans, Albert A.; Lahive, Elma; Mattsson, Karin; Reynaud, Stéphanie; Wagner, Stephan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Plastics pollution research attracts scientists from diverse disciplines. Many Early Career Researchers (ECRs) are drawn to this field to investigate and subsequently mitigate the negative impacts of plastics. Solving the ...