20.500.12556/RUL-175068 How problems with microplastics in research and application can be overcome lessons from the experience of plastics stakeholders The potential human health and environmental risks of micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) have received increasing scientific attention in recent years. However, methodological challenges, particularly in hazard identification and exposure assessment, continue to hinder reliable risk characterization of MNPs. Taking into account the often complex composition of MNPs as a mixture of polymer, additives, and possible chemical and biological contaminants, comprehensive and robust assessments based on reproducible and harmonized protocols are needed before evidence-based regulatory decisions can be made. Furthermore, given the increasing amounts of plastics in various applications, it is already necessary to develop risk-mitigating strategies aimed at minimizing potential adverse effects on ecosystems and human health. To address 1) the need for better networking of research and standardization across the entire analytical workflow and 2) the requirements for risk-minimizing design and labeling of plastics, an expert workshop was held in the course of a Horizon 2020 research and innovation project, PlasticsFatE. The results of the event contain concrete recommendations, such as 1) a graduated approach to methodological unification with harmonization in particle and hazard analysis and standardization in monitoring, 2) a risk-minimizing design of plastics, and 3) the obligation to label toxic substances. microplastics nanoplastics additives risk assessment standardization harmonization mikroplastika nanoplastika aditivi ocena tveganja standardizacija harmonizacija true false false Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2025-10-14 13:07:29 2025-10-14 13:07:31 2026-04-01 04:29:59 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 9 str. iss. 11, art. e00271 Vol. 9 Nov. 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno apc 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 504.5:678 2056-6646 10.1002/gch2.202500271 251438595 RAZ_Drobne_Damjana_2025.pdf RAZ_Drobne_Damjana_2025.pdf 1 88816AA71DCA802C199C65684D0D69F2 eeb25638b217a706ba7037b8088bb0390571008bec4ee52977abdfa0fe7f99f7 dc967b08-2cda-11f1-b0ab-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=231614 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/gch2.202500271 1 b802f475-a8ed-11f0-9328-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=220075 Fakulteta za kemijo in kemijsko tehnologijo 0 0 0