CUSP - UBC Workshop: Analytics: Characterization and quantification / enumeration of particles in the environment and in tissue
Authors/Creators
- 1. Optimat Torus Building, Scottish Enterprise Technology Park, East Kilbride, Glasgow, G75 0QF, UK
- 2. The University of British Columbia
- 3. Utrecht University
- 4. CNR-ISTEC
Description
The CUSP-UBC Workshop was held online on 28th January 2022.
69 participants took part from across Europe and British Columbia to share experiences, exchange knowledge, and to discuss challenges and solutions as part of a great collaboration between the two clusters.
Acknowledgements:
Co-Organisation and Cluster Presentations:
Lesley Tobin (CUSP Working Group 6 Communication and Dissemination, PlasticsFatE) lesley.tobin@optimat.co.uk
Mahdi Takaffoli (Coordinator, Cluster for Microplastics, Health and the Environment, The University of British Columbia) mahdi.takaffoli@ubc.ca
Presenters:
Florian Meirer (Associate Professor, Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis research group at Utrecht University; Polyrisk & Aurora)
“Characterizing Nanoplastics with Force Microscopy – An Update”) F.Meirer@uu.nl
Anna Costa (Environmental Nanotechnology and Nano-Safety group of CNR-ISTEC; PlasticsFatE) “Strategies for MP/NP simulated samples-laboratory tests” anna.costa@istec.cnr.it
Tao Huan (Assistant Professor, Chemistry, The University of British Columbia)
“Pilot Study of the Impact of Microplastics on Cell Liability and Potential Application of Metabolomics in Understanding the Biological Mechanisms” thuan@chem.ubc.ca
Edward Grant (Professor, UBC Chemistry) “The challenge of representative microplastic analysis” edgrant@chem.ubc.ca
Thank you to Michelle Epstein, Doctor of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, MedUni Vienna, for such a useful, stimulating idea, and to everyone who took part despite the unsocial hours!
Files
CUSP-UBC WORKSHOP.mp4
Additional details
Funding
- European Commission
- POLYRISK - POLYRISK - Understanding human exposure and health hazard of micro- and nanoplastic contaminants in our environment 964766
- European Commission
- Imptox - AN INNOVATIVE ANALYTICAL PLATFORM TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECT AND TOXICITY OF MICRO AND NANO PLASTICS COMBINED WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS ON THE RISK OF ALLERGIC DISEASE IN PRECLINICAL AND CLINICAL 965173
- European Commission
- AURORA - Actionable eUropean ROadmap for early-life health Risk Assessment of micro- and nanoplastics 964827
- European Commission
- PLASTICHEAL - Innovative tools to study the impact and mode of action of micro and nanoplastics on human health: towards a knowledge base for risk assessment 965196
- European Commission
- PlasticsFatE - Plastics fate and effects in the human body 965367