Client/Funder: European Commission

Brief summary of work: To help regulation of micro- and nanoplastics, AURORA will provide a European roadmap for early-life risk assessment of MNPs; as such will focus on exposures and toxicological effects during pregnancy, in utero, and in early life.

Collaborative partners: UMC Utrecht, Instituto de Salud Global Barcelona (IS Global), Universiteit Hasselt, Emory University, Universiteit Utrecht, Masaryk University, Stichting VU, ITA-Suomen Yliopisto, Food Packaging Forum Foundation, Carl von Ossietzky Uniersitaet Oldenburg

Project website: https://auroraresearch.eu/

Published papers:

• Christopher, E., Christopher-de Vries, Y., Devadoss, A. et al. (2024). Impacts of micro- and nanoplastics on early-life health: a roadmap towards risk assessment. Micropl.& Nanopl. 4, 13.