LABPLAS First Press Release

LABPLAS is a 48-months project funded by the European Commission with 5 million € focused on understanding the sources, transport, distribution and impacts of plastic pollution in all environmental compartments (freshwater, marine, terrestrial, atmosphere and aquatic biota). Seventeen partners from 8 countries, coordinated by ECOTOX-Universidade de Vigo, will apply technological advances (sampling, analysis, quantification), promote biodegradable novel materials, develop innovative and up-scalable models (for assessing the fate, effects and risks of plastics), and present results to national and international authorities and industry for decision making.