Microplastic contamination seen through different lenses
The Plastic Network at UiB and collaborators IMR, NIVA and Norwegian Society of Pharmacology and Toxicology will this fall organize the 4th microplastic symposium on November 20th. The title for the meeting is “Microplastic contamination seen through different lenses”, encompassing the multifaceted issues surrounding microplastic pollution, including human and environmental health.
Hovedinnhold
Keynote speaker Dr. Lusher is a senior research scientist at the Norwegian Institute for Water Research, with more than 15 years of experience in plastic-pollution research and assessment. She has led microplastic assessment strategies for the Norwegian Environment Agency, co-developed best-practice guidelines and reports for the Ministry of Environment Japan, Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme, and Food and Agriculture Organization among others, and spearheaded efforts to optimize and harmonize methodologies for accuracy and comparability. As a high achieving scientist, Dr Lusher brings a proven ability to translate science into actionable policy frameworks.
Program:
09.30-10.00 Meet and greet, coffee
10.00-10.10 Welcome/Opening remarks
10.10-10.45 Keynote: Beyond the Microscope: Transforming Microplastic Research into Global Action, Amy Lusher, Norwegian Institute of Water Research
10.45-11.10 Microplastic as an emerging vector for foodborne pathogens and antimicrobial resistance, Yngvild Wasteson, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
11.10-11.25 Break
11.25-11.50 Biotechnological recycling of plastics -status and future perspectives, Gustav Vaaje-Kolstad, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
11.50-12.15 Exposure to micro and nanoplastics in humans: what have we learned from the POLYRISK project? Hubert Dirven, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
12.15-13.15 Lunch at VilVite
13.20-13.45 Microplastic ingestion during pregnancy: A preliminary investigation into the potential health risks, Damaris B. Daniels, University of Bergen
13.45-14.10 NMR-based quanification of microplastics, Julia Schmidt, University of Bergen
14.10-14.25 Break/Snack
14.25-14.45 Current Status of Microplastic Pollution in the Bay of Bengal Region, Ashoke Weerakon, National Institute of Oceanography and Marine Sciences, Sri Lanka
14.45-15.05 InPlasTwin: Increasing expertise in micro- and nanoplastics analysis through twinning action, Majda Nikezic, Jozef Stafan Institute, Slovenia
15.05-15.25 Microplastics in the Black Sea basin—bilateralefforts to address a widespread problem through the SCIRENA project lens, Svetlana Mihova, Institute of Oceanology – BAS, Bulgaria
15:25- Wrap-up and networking
