Acronym RESPONSE
Category
Fisheries
Title Toward a risk-based assessment of microplastic pollution in marine ecosystems Programme JPI Ocean
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source Other Coordinator Francesco Regoli Coordinator email f.regoli@univpm.it
Coordinator institution
UNIVPM - Polytechnic University of Marche (Italy)
Institutions involved
IFREMER - French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (France) ,
CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (Portugal) ,
CNR-IAS - National Research Council; Institute for the Study of Anthropic Impact and Sustainability in the Marine Environment (Italy) ,
ORU - Orebro University (Sweden) ,
TALTECH - Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia) ,
DTU-AQUA - Technical University of Denmark; National Institute of Aquatic Resources (Denmark) ,
UCC - University College Cork (Ireland) ,
CIMA-Ualg - University of Algarve; Research Center of Marine and Environment (Portugal) ,
UA - University of Antwerp (Belgium) ,
NA - University of Bordeaux 1 (France) ,
UiO - University of Oslo (Norway) ,
UVIGO - University of Vigo (Spain) ,
Start year 2020 End year 2023 Funding (€) € 1,915,000 Website https://www.response-jpioceans.eu/ Summary The RESPONSE project integrates expertise on oceanography, environmental chemistry, ecotoxicology, experimental ecology and modelling to answer key research questions on fate and impact of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs). The more general objective of the project is to provide ecologically relevant strategies for assessing the distribution pathway and biological effects of plastic particles in marine ecosystems. We’ll be identifying possible accumulation zones in European coastal ecosystems by studying hydrological transport dynamics; analysing the abundance and type of micro- and nanoplastics found in marine species by sampling representative marine animals; identifying how plastic particles, along with other environmental stressors, affect the health of species and food webs; and synthesising this research into a Weight of Evidence model.
Keywords
Impacts;
Monitoring;
Microplastics;
Risk assessment;
Toxic substances;
Marine Region
17
Bothnian Sea (27.IIId.30)
19
Gulf of Finland (27.IIId.32)
5
Southern North Sea (27.IVc)
12
Bay of Biscay North (27.VIIIa)
24
Sound, Belt Sea or Transition Area (27.IIIb,c)
45
Southern Adriatic Sea (GSA 18)
74
Northern Adriatic (GSA 17)
15
Bay of Biscay Central (27.VIIIb)
38
Portuguese Waters (27.IXa,27.IXb)
14
Skagerrak, Kattegat (27.IIIa)
33
Bay of Biscay Southern (27.VIIIc)
11
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