Microplastics and Nanoplastics

Recently, the European Commission published a study that provides further information on the intentional uses of microplastic particles in products and the risks they pose to human health and the environment. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has also reviewed the available evidence on micro- and nanoplastics in food. In this short film the European Chemichal Agency presents the problem.

Related articles

Questions about nanomater... New initiative to pool know-how on synthetic nanomaterials in Switzerland Hönggerberg, June 7, 2018 – At the Swiss Nano Convention 2018, taking place at ETH Zurich this
Pigments are Nano A webinar by contactpointnano.ch Nanomaterials are something new and innovative, right? Not necessarily: Certain nanomaterials were already in use in the Stone Age, long before mankind invented
Publications on Synthetic... Action plan Synthetic Nanomaterials Final report 2 September 2020 (only available in German and French) Opportunities and Risks of Nanomaterials Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 2017 Opportunities and Risks
Need help with the regist... eREACHNano is a new free web tool focused on helping small and medium-sized companies that may lack sufficient in-house expertise on the regulation covering nanomaterials.
Subscribe to our newslett... Like to be kept up to date? Sign up to our bi-monthly newsletter here!
Nanomedicine: The Minuten... Tiny particles that can fight cancer or that can easily pass through any interface within our body are a great promise for medicine. But there is little
Characterizing Nanopartic... Live Webinar, Thursday 19 November, 15:00 (Zürich). Guest speaker Dr. Sandor Balog, Details, Please register for this event using this link
Safe-by-design and EU fun... Contribution of the EU NanoSafetyCluster (NSC), supporting the SbD-study of the European Commission, March 2021 Editors: Andreas Falk, Flemming R. Cassee and Eva Valsami-Jones
Webinar: Open questions a... Face masks characterize the public spaces today. Together with other measures, such as social distancing, hand hygiene and contact tracing, masks actively contribute to fight the spread
Nanomedicine in Liverpool contactpointnano was present at Nanomed Europe 23 in Liverpool (June 19-22). This event is organized by ETPN and it is the largest Nanomedicine event in Europe. The