What are the fate and effects of
micro- and nano-plastics on human health?

What do tiny plastic particles do to the human body? And how should we respond? In our latest PlasticsFatE  video, now live on YouTube ,...

All five CUSP projects met in Brussels to discuss the latest findings on the risks posed by micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) and future...

Plastics Are Everywhere – Even in our Bodies: Harvard Thinking Podcast Explores the Health Impacts of Microplastics Our world is awash in...

A Strategic Meeting for Shaping the Future of Micro- and Nanoplastics Research and Policy   On January 28, 2025, experts from academia,...

The PlasticsFatE project partners are happy to announce the release of our latest newsletter ! Packed with updates, insights, and...

The 5th round of negotiations (INC-5) for a Global Plastics Treaty under the framework of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)...

Registration is open for the first FHERITALE webinar , with three expert speakers detailing the latest in micro and nano plastics in the...

The 7th CUSP newsletter is here: Discover our progress and future pathways Get insights into CUSP’s recent advancements, our final...

Demystifying the Science for Everyone   We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the PlasticsFatE Podcasts , your new go-to resource for...

The PlasticsFatE project proudly announces the launch of its first policy brief, “Harmonization and Standardization in Plastic Exposure...

A not-to-be-missed event - “ Shaping the Future of Micro- and Nanoplastic Research: Connecting Science, Policy and Industry for Human...

The final round of negotiations on the future international treaty aimed at eliminating plastic pollution will take place in South Korea...

Bayreuth, Germany — November 13, 2024   The University of Bayreuth  recently wrapped up a three-day workshop, “Navigating Towards...

PlasticsFatE researchers from the Institute of Anatomy at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg have been honoured with the...

Microplastic pollution has emerged as a critical environmental challenge, with its pervasive presence threatening ecosystems and human...

The CUSP partners have just announced the launch of the latest policy brief on the health impacts of micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs),...

Plastic pollution has become a global concern, with micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) infiltrating various ecosystems, including the human...

PlasticsFatE’s Scientific Coordinator, Rudolf Reuther, has been praised for his highly informative input to the recently held MAELSTROM...

Are you coming to SETAC EUROPE 2024? If so, don't miss CUSP partners and presentations at our two major events: The Fate and Effects of...

At the recent Society of Toxicology conference in Salt Lake City, Meike Van der Zande, a PlasticsFatE researcher from Wageningen Food...

PlasticsFatE partner Alberto Katsumitis from Gaiker recently featured on the Spanish EITB TV programme Teknopolis, in which he was...

Source: University of Bayreuth, Press Release No. 014/2024, 01.02.2024 New findings from a research team at the Collaborative Research...

On November 21-22, 2023, Early Career Researchers within the CUSP consortium came together for a virtual exchange in which they...

PlasticsFatE has been funded by the EU to improve our understanding of the fate and effects of micro and nanoplastics (MNPs) and...

The CUSP Cluster, represented by Rudolf Reuther (ENAS, PlasticsFatE Scientific Coordinator) as Coordinator 2023-2024, was recently...

Are you conducting research into fate and effects of MNPs in relation to human exposure from early life to adulthood? The CUSP Cluster is...

The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) interviews CUSP researchers from the PlasticsFatE and Imptox projects as they...

PlasticsFatE has had a packed six months and this issue - downloadable from Zenodo - brings you a summary of our research developments...

In this news item, we provide an update of recent research and results as we embark on the third year of our project. PlasticsFatE has...

Planning is well underway for this year's CUSP International Conference, to be held in Utrecht, the Netherlands on Thursday 14th...

Over two intensive and dynamic days in June, the PlasticsFatE partners met up to present and discuss the developments in the project and...

Nine early career researchers from PlasticsFatE attended a training workshop organized by STAMI following the PlasticsFatE General...

PlasticsFatE is happy to announce that we are forming new collaborations with the PlasticTrace project and the ILSI network. The...

The UN Environment Programme has recently published a report that provides a succinct overview of our knowledge on chemicals in plastics....

PlasticsFatE's Scientific Coordinator, Rudolf Reuther, was recently interviewed by Greenpeace Magazine in Germany for the latest issue....

The German Research Foundation (DFG) will again fund the Collaborative Research Center 1357 'Microplastics' at the University of Bayreuth...

PlasticsFatE has just published a summary of work performed by Jaffer Yousuf Dar, a Doctoral Student from the Aquatic Microbial Ecology...

The CUSP cluster and the EDIAQI project, both sponsored by the European Commission, have joined forces to standardize microplastic...

Highlighting the benefits of research into microplastics and health for policy action Countries across Europe made a commitment to take...

Researchers showed that microplastics from our waste are dispersed in water by proteins adsorbed to their surface. This discovery opens...

The CUSP Cluster will participate in a parallel session on the contribution of pan-European research collaboration to evidence-based...

The 8th International Conference on Health and Safety Issues for a socially responsible approach to nanomaterials was held this year in...

In this article, Giulia Antonello (UNITO) describes how she has found that PlasticsFatE is not only about research: it’s also 'a...

Issue number four of the periodic CUSP newsletter is now available for download; includes updates about the latest events, initiatives,...

CUSP - The European research cluster to understand the health impacts of MNPs - invites you to take part in the final workshop in our...

Three online thematic workshops will be taking place this Spring; the first will be on Tuesday, February 7th, focusing on regulatory...

Do you want to know about a new automated particle recognition software package for Raman microscopes and its application to...

The distribution of microplastics and nanoplastics in the environment, the potential of human exposure and particle uptake, and the...

How micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) might be affecting human health is still unknown, and so policymakers and regulatory authorities...

PlasticsFatE's second newsletter is out now and downloadable here. Find out how the team has been especially busy with selecting and...