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01/02/2023
EU NEWS

Help shape the future of EU R&I framework programmes in the largest public consultation ever

The European Commission is giving you the chance to have your say in the future of Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe R&I framework programmes. Participate in the public consultation and shape their future.

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16/01/2023
COLLABORATIONS

Green Labs Austria: Creating a sustainable lab culture from the bottom up

Imptox partners talk to Green Labs Austria co-founder Philipp Weber to learn more about their initiative and how they envision the circular lab of the future.

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13 Jan 2023 CUSP NEWS

CUSP public workshop series on Human Risk Assessment of MNPs

Three online thematic workshops to take place in the spring of 2023; first will be on Tuesday, February 7th and focus on regulatory insights and knowledge gaps.

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02 Dec 2022 IN THE NEWS

“Bacteria surfs on plastics into our food” writes De Standaard

The Belgian daily talks to Imptox scientist Prof. Andreja Rajkovic and raises awareness about micro- and nanoplastics and their contaminants in our food.

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02 Dec 2022 AWARENESS DAY

World Pollution Prevention Day

#WorldPollutionPreventionDay is celebrated to raise awareness about the increase in pollution globally. The day is observed each year on December 2nd to remember the thousands of people who died in the Bhopal (India) gas disaster in 1984.

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SCIENCE EXCHANGE

J. Agric. Food Chem. 2023, 71, 2, 991–993 ARTICLE

Paternal Inheritance Is an Important, but Overlooked, Factor Affecting the Adverse Effects of Microplastics and Nanoplastics on Subsequent Generations

Jiaqi Sun, Miaomiao Teng, Wentao Zhu, Kenneth Mei Yee Leung, and Fengchang Wu
Science of The Total Environment, Volume 855, 10 January 2023 ARTICLE

From natural environment to animal tissues: A review of microplastics (nanoplastics) translocation and hazards studies

Xusheng Dong, Xinbei Liu, Qiuling Hou, Zhonghua Wang,
Chemosphere, Volume 310, January 2023, 136764 ARTICLE

Airborne polystyrene microplastics and nanoplastics induce nasal and lung microbial dysbiosis in mice

Hua Zha, Jiafeng Xia, Shengjie Li, Jiawen Lv, Aoxiang Zhuge, Ruiqi Tang, Shuting Wang, Kaiceng Wang, Kevin Chang, Lanjuan Li
Microplastics 2023, 2(1), 1-26 ARTICLE

Microplastics: A Review of Policies and Responses

Munhoz, D.R.; Harkes, P.; Beriot, N.; Larreta, J.; Basurko, O.C.

FAO, Food Safety and Quality Series, ISSN 2415-1173, 2022 REPORT

Microplastics in food commodities - A food safety review on human exposure through dietary sources

Esther Garrido Gamarro, Violetta Costanzo
Toxicology Letters Volume 368, Supplement, 1 September 2022, Pages S307-S308 ABSTRACT

LP-68 Subtoxic doses of polystyrene nanoplastics and microcystin-LR affect the bioenergetic status of Caco-2 and HepG2 cells

M. F. Abdallah, E. Muda, C. Grootaert, A. Rajkovic
Trends in Food Science & Technology, Volume 129, November 2022, Pages 1-10 ARTICLE

Foodborne pathogens in the plastisphere: Can microplastics in the food chain threaten microbial food safety?

Raffaella Tavelli, Martijn Callens, Charlotte Grootaert, Mohamed F. Abdallah, Andreja Rajkovic

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