Announcements

Scope (new version):

Scope (old version):

• Sampling, characterization, and quantification of microplastics and nanoplastics in environmental matrices (air, soil, water);
• Sampling, characterization, and quantification of microplastics and nanoplastics in biological tissues (e.g., plant, animal, human);
• Technologies for ocean cleanup of plastic debris;
• Plastic debris/marine litter and their associated chemicals;
• Plastic pellets in the environment—occurrence, collection and mitigation;
• Fate of microplastics and nanoplastics in aquatic environments (freshwater and marine);
• Fate of microplastics and nanoplastics in terrestrial environments;
• Field studies of microplastics and nanoplastics in agricultural soils and plant tissues;
• Occurrence, characterization, exposure assessment, and risk evaluation of microplastics and nanoplastics in food and food products;
• Microfibers and nanofibers from textiles;
• Effect of microplastics and nanoplastics on ecosystem function;
• Effect of microplastics and nanoplastics on human health;
• Human exposure to microplastics and nanoplastics through food, water, air, and consumer products;
• Fate of microplastics and nanoplastics in the human body and biological systems;
• Ecotoxicology of microplastics and nanoplastics;
• Fate of biodegradable/bio-based microplastics and nanoplastics;
• Chemical and biological recycling of microplastics;
• (Bio)degradation of microplastics and nanoplastics;
• Waste management and mitigation of microplastics and nanoplastics;
• Modeling the accumulation, transport and degradation of microplastics and nanoplastics in the environment;
• Migration, transformation and ecological impacts of microplastics and nanoplastics;
• Legislation, policy, governance, and economic impacts related to microplastics and nanoplastic pollution.

• Sampling, characterization, and quantification of microplastics and nanoplastics;
• Microplastics and nanoplastics in agricultural soils;
• Technologies of ocean cleanup of plastics, microplastics and nanoplastics;
• Plastic debris and marine litter;
• Fate of microplastics and nanoplastics in aquatic environments (freshwater & marine);
• Plastic, microplastic and nanoplastic pollution;
• Plastic pellets in the environment—collection and mitigation;
• Microfibers and nanofibers from textiles;
• Environmental effects of microplastics and nanoplastics;
• Human health effects of microplastics and nanoplastics;
• Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics and nanoplastics;
• Fate of biodegradable / bio-based plastics and microplastics;
• Chemical and Biological recycling of waste plastics and microplastics;
• (Bio)degradation of microplastics and nanoplastics;
• Plastic waste management;
• Modeling the accumulation, transport and degradation of microplastics and nanoplastics;
• Migration, transformation and ecological impacts of microplastics and nanoplastics;
• Legislation, policies and economic impacts.