Advancing Transdisciplinary Knowledge on Marine Plastic Pollution

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Project Type

Coordinated Research Project

Project Code

K41026

CRP

2387

Approved Date

30 June 2025

Status

New - Collecting or Evaluating proposals

Description

Marine microplastic pollution poses significant threats to both marine environments and human health, as microplastics can enter the human food chain through seafood consumption. The CRP aims to evaluate the risk of seafood contamination by microplastics using nuclear techniques, with a focus on developing and validating protocols for analysing small microplastics in seafood matrices. Key nuclear tools include vibrational spectroscopy and isotope labelled microplastics. The key objectives are to optimize techniques for microplastic separation and identification, to produce standardized operating procedures (SOPs), to develop new extraction methods, to understand the distribution of microplastics in seafood, standardize tracking approaches, and disseminate findings. Expected outcomes include improved monitoring capacity, development of nuclear techniques, establishment of harmonized protocols, publication of research, and the formation of a global network of experts.

Objectives

To contribute to global efforts to reduce marine pollution and strengthen seafood safety in support of SDGs 14.1 and 2.1.

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