Acronym CHEMPEL
Category
Marine Biotechnology
Title La chimica e la genomica: una strategia sinergica per l’individuazione dei contaminanti associati alle microplastiche negli alimenti - Chemistry and genomics: a synergistic strategy for the identification of contaminants associated with microplastics in food Programme National Programme
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 National Coordinator Squadrone Stefania Coordinator email Stefania.squadrone@izsto.it
Coordinator institution
IZSTO - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta (Italy)
Institutions involved
NA - Cooperativa Mitilicoltori Associati La Spezia (Italy) ,
NA - Del Pesce Group (Italy) ,
INGV - National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (Italy) ,
CNR- ICCOM - National Research Council, Institute of Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds (Italy) ,
CNR-ISMAR - National Research Council; Institute of Marine Sciences (Italy) ,
UNIPI - University of Pisa (Italy) ,
Start year 2019 End year 2021 Funding (€) € 80,000 Website NA Summary Development of innovative methodologies for the identification and/or search of residues, environmental contaminants, substances used for fraudulent use, additives and genetically modified organisms in food of animal and plant origin, in animal feed, and in-depth analysis of the causes of introduction into the food chain and risk assessment. Particular attention will be given to the identification of microplastics in molluscs and zooplankton, as main links in the marine trophic chain, and of any contaminants (PAHs, PCBs, pesticides) contained in these microplastics and in the host animal. Specific experiments will be carried out to evaluate the risk of absorption, by microplastics dispersed in the marine environment, of contaminants present in the environmental matrix in which they are found.
Keywords
Algae;
Human food;
Toxic substances;
Microplastics;
Monitoring;
Animal feed;
Mollusc;
Food safety;
Shellfish;
Marine Region
47
Ligurian and North Tyrrhenian Sea (GSA 9)
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