LabPlas EU Project

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✨ Another “Before & After” from the @LABPLAS_H2020  Project! Advancing the science behind micro- and nanoplastics detection in the environment 🔬🌍 🌍 @LABPLAS_H2020  is closing critical methodological gaps and setting new benchmarks for environmental plastics research.

🎉 As 2025 ends, we celebrate @LABPLAS_H2020 ! Thanks to our amazing partners, we turned challenges into impact. Though the project closes, its legacy lives on. 🌱💡 Merry Christmas 🎄 & Happy New Year 2026 🎆!

🌍🔬 Join the MARII Summit on Microplastics! 📅 15–17 Oct 2025 | 📍 Madrid, Spain A key event for regulators, industry & academia to discuss methods, sources & exposure to microplastics and circularity. 👉 Register now: bit.ly/429G5EB

✨ Another Before & After from @LABPLAS_H2020 ! 🔬 Before: No standard SNMP methods No QCL-IR for airborne MPs Few road dust/run-off studies Limited MP mass data 🧪 After: Validated methods for all matrices QCL-IR for air MP+additives in road dust Mass quant via Py-GC/MS

🚨 Erik Toorman (KU Leuven) will speak at the final #PLASTINEST workshop (4 July, Bordeaux 🇫🇷), presenting modelling work from #LABPLAS & #PLUXIN on microplastic transport in estuaries! 📍Free & open to all 🔗 plastinest.sciencesconf.org

🎉 We’ve successfully completed the Final Review Meeting of the @LABPLAS_H2020 ! A big thank you to all our partners and collaborators for their dedication, and to the European Commission for their support. The LABPLAS journey may be ending, but its legacy will continue. 🌍🔬

🌊 Love the ocean? Show it! This summer, protect marine life with 4 simple actions: 🚫 Don’t litter (pick some up!) 🐠 Respect marine life 🛶 Don’t toss anything overboard 🎁 Skip souvenirs made from sea creatures

🌊 Last week, @LABPLAS_H2020 made waves at the One Ocean Science Conference and the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, France! 🇫🇷 We brought microplastics science to the global stage — because protecting our oceans starts with understanding what’s polluting them. 🧪🌍

🌊 The ocean speaks — in waves, in silence, in warning signs. At @LABPLAS_H2020 , we’ve traced the journey of microplastics and remain committed to stopping them before they reach the sea. 💙 This #WorldOceansDay, stand with us. 🔗labplas.eu

🌍 Today on #WorldEnvironmentDay, @LABPLAS_H2020 reaffirms its mission to tackle microplastic pollution. We develop scientific tools to trace plastic in soil & water and support EU #ZeroPollution goals. 🔬 Science for a cleaner, healthier planet.

🔬Plastic pollution isn’t invisible — but it used to be undetectable. After 4 years of science & innovation, @LABPLAS_H2020 unveils its Legacy Document on micro- & nanoplastics (≤100 µm). 📘 Science. Tools. Policy impact. Read more 👉labplas.eu/legacy-documen…

🔬🌍 @LABPLAS_H2020 at #SIBECOL2025! 📅 June 2–6 | Pontevedra (Spain) 🐟 R. Beiras presents research on endocrine-disrupting chemicals in Cyprinodon variegatus. Plastic bag leachates & WWTP effluents affect fish reproduction at the genetic level.

🎬✨ The final video of the @LABPLAS_H2020 project is here! Over the past years, @LABPLAS_H2020 has explored the invisible threat of microplastics ▶️ Watch it now youtube.com/watch?v=TqSDDW…

🌍✨ The final @LABPLAS_H2020 newsletter is out now! 🔬 Dive into our tools, publications, policy actions, and much more! Let’s celebrate the work done and the road ahead for plastic pollution solutions. 📬 Read it here 👉 mailchi.mp/4db2038f004a/t…

🌊✨ @LABPLAS_H2020 wraps up after four years of groundbreaking research on plastic pollution! We are thrilled to share the Final Press Release of the @LABPLAS_H2020 Project, highlighting our major achievements. labplas.eu/wp-content/upl…

✅ The @LABPLAS_H2020 project has officially wrapped up! After two days of sharing results & achievements in Vigo, we concluded with a visit to the stunning San Simón Island. 🌊🔬 Thanks to all partners for this inspiring journey!

We’ve just started the final @LABPLAS_H2020 General Assembly in Vigo! Day 1: reviewing results, achievements & the impact of our work on microplastic pollution. Proud of how far we’ve come! 🌍🔬

🚀🌊 @LABPLAS_H2020 at #SETAC2025! We're presenting a high-resolution model to track #microplastics across European rivers (~1×1 km) 🌍🔍. The study identifies accumulation hotspots, paving the way for targeted mitigation. Learn more about our innovative approach! 👇

🌍🔬 @LABPLAS_H2020 at #SETAC2025! Our partner Patricia Taladriz presented her research on the degradation of new vs. aged LDPE greenhouse films under sunlight, revealing the release of micro- and nanoplastics. Multi-technique analysis included TEM, SEM, Raman, NTA, TOC, and FC

📢 Final interactive infographic from @LABPLAS_H2020 is out! 🧪 See how physics-based models help trace #microplastics in EU waters 🌊 ➡️ Fate, transport, leaching, health risks & more! 🎯 Bridging science & policy 👉 Explore now: labplas.eu/learning-hub/