Significant progress has been made in researching the risks of micro- and nanoplastics on human health. Notable achievements include our workshop series on human risk assessment and the launch of the first CUSP Policy Brief. Ongoing initiatives on inter-lab comparisons, true-to-life materials, and human biomonitoring continue to advance knowledge in the field. Looking ahead, Rudolf Reuther (PlasticsFatE), the new CUSP chair for 2023, envisages an intensified research phase, tackling challenges in methodology validation and development with real test materials and systems.

 

Meanwhile, CUSP researchers have been busy advancing research across all six working groups. Read more about the upcoming interlaboratory comparisons which promise to be the largest initiative of its kind hosted by the pre-standardisation platform VAMAS. 

 

This latest edition also provides details of upcoming events where CUSP partners are contributing and presenting results, and gives you an opportunity to meet some more of our scientists.