The LABPLAS Project Contributions to the MICRO2024 International Conference

From September 23-27, 2024, the Canary Island of Lanzarote, Spain, hosted the 5th Edition of the International MICRO 2024 Conference. The event brought together researchers and policymakers from around the world to address the complexities of plastic pollution, from macro to nano. Several partner institutions of the LABPLAS Project, including Universidade da Coruña, Universidade de…

LABPLAS Project Partners Showcase Research at 2024 SETAC Conference

Partners of the LABPLAS project recently attended the 2024 SETAC conference to showcase their respective research progress to address plastic pollution. Todd Gouin – Enviro Research Presented a model depicting relative risks of microplastic particles being vectors for plastic additive chemicals. Based on the findings, it appears that environmental releases of these chemicals from consumer…

2nd LabPlas´ General Assembly in Braga, Portugal

We are thrilled to share that the second General Assembly of LabPlas took place on June 27th and 28th in the beautiful city of Braga, Portugal, hosted at the impressive facilities of the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL).    During these two days, experts and collaborators gathered to discuss the latest advancements and breakthroughs in…

Cluster Meeting of Projects Contributing to the EU Plastics Strategy

On 30th September, the European Research Agency (REA) organised a «Cluster Meeting of Projects Contributing to the EU Plastics Strategy”. LABPLAS Coordinator Prof. Ricardo Beiras (Universidade de Vigo-Ecotox) presented LABPLAS project’s objectives, activities and expected impacts in Session 2: Tackling Plastic Pollution. Eleven other EU H2020 projects which were kick-started in the spring of 2021…