PLASTI-SCARE

The community was recently warned about the notion of microplastic and a fortiori nanoplastics (NPs) concentrate pollutants acquired from the surrounding environment and potentially released them into organism as bioavailable contaminants. Nevertheless, the knowledge of the factors influencing the sorption/desorption/speciation of chemicals associated to NPs is still unknown. The protocols applied so far for microplastic study cannot be simply cloned off to NPs and a sensor approach should respond to several challenges: collection, NP physico-chemical behavior and toxicant uptake. PLASTI-SCARE aims to give a comprehensive study of the NP impact as pollutant carrier for a better evaluation of the water quality. The project will enlighten the fate of NPs and will offer a better understanding of the interaction of NPs with pollutant and organic matter. New environmental sensor will be developed to access to the pollution level (risk and hazard level) via a multidisciplinary approach..