Plastic waste and microplastic conference

Ferri, M. (Speaker)

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Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference -Mixed Audience

Period	12/07/2022 → 14/07/2022
Event type	Conference
Location	Lancaster, United KingdomShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International

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A plastics waste and microplastic research conference being co-ordinated by the MSI, MSF, LEC, Pentland, Sunway and CEH. Plastic waste and microplastics are potentially the biggest global environmental challenge after climate change. (And the two are not unlinked, with plastics in soil displacing carbon.) Beyond plastic waste, microplastics have infiltrated all parts of the food chain and are now being found in (nearly) all human organs. Their potential to act as vectors for disease transmission and the development of antimicrobial resistance is only now being recognised. This workshop will bring together all the multi-facetted threads of plastic waste and micro-plastic research conducted at Lancaster University in one workshop. International speakers will highlight global challenges and internal speakers will highlight the quality and quantity of research conducted at Lancaster. The workshop provides a platform for Lancaster researchers to connect with each other and to build further plastics activities. Finally, the event provides a forum for our PhDs and early career researchers to present their research, providing for some their first experience of the intellectual life, following two years of lockdown.

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Doctoral Scholarships Programme in Material Social Futures
Project: Research