From 29th May to 2nd June the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Headquarters in Paris hosted the second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-2) on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment.

Miao Peng, a doctoral researcher collaborating with the UGent Imptox team, explores the bioenergetic effects of simulated weathered nanoplastics on human intestinal cells.