Microplastics

The scope includes, but is not limited to the following: o Sampling, characterization, and quantification of microplastics and nanoplastics; o Microplastics and nanoplastics in agricultural soils; o Technologies of ocean cleanup of plastics, microplastics and nanoplastics; o Plastic debris and marine litter; o Fate of microplastics and nanoplastics in aquatic environments (freshwater & marine); o Plastic, microplastic and nanoplastic pollution; o Plastic pellets in the environment—collection and mitigation; o Microfibers and nanofibers from textiles; o Environmental effects of microplastics and nanoplastics; o Human health effects of microplastics and nanoplastics; o Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics and nanoplastics; o Fate of biodegradable / bio-based plastics and microplastics; o Chemical and Biological recycling of waste plastics and microplastics; o (Bio)degradation of microplastics and nanoplastics; o Plastic waste management; o Modeling the accumulation, transport and degradation of microplastics and nanoplastics; o Migration, transformation and ecological impacts of microplastics and nanoplastics; o Legislation, policies and economic impacts.