How problems with microplastics in research and application can be overcome : lessons from the experience of plastics stakeholders

Drobne, Damjana (avtor), Kalčíková, Gabriela (avtor), Braun, Ulrike (avtor), Lukas, Marcus (avtor), Reuther, Rudolf (avtor), Tobin, Lesley (avtor), Giese, Bernd (avtor)

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.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: microplastics, nanoplastics, additives, risk assessment, standardization, harmonization
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: FKKT - Fakulteta za kemijo in kemijsko tehnologijo
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2025
• Št. strani: 9 str.
• Številčenje: Vol. , iss. , [article no.] e00271
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-175068
• UDK: 504.5:678
• ISSN pri članku: 2056-6646
• DOI: 10.1002/gch2.202500271
• COBISS.SI-ID: 251438595
• Datum objave v RUL: 14.10.2025

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Global challenges
• Skrajšan naslov: Global chall.
• Založnik: John Wiley & Sons
• ISSN: 2056-6646
• COBISS.SI-ID: 527884313

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: mikroplastika, nanoplastika, aditivi, ocena tveganja, standardizacija, harmonizacija

Projekti

• Financer: EC - European Commission
• Program financ.: Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program
• Številka projekta: 965367
• Naslov: Plastics fate and effects in the human body
• Akronim: PlasticsFatE

• Financer: COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology
• Številka projekta: CA20101
• Naslov: Plastics monitoring detectiOn RemedIaTion recovery
• Akronim: PRIORITY