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The training of early stage researchers for the development of technologies to monitor concentrations of micro and nanoplastics in water for their presence, uptake and threat to animal and human life.

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Project "MONPLAS" data sheet

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Coordinator	ASTON UNIVERSITY Organization address address: ASTON TRIANGLE city: BIRMINGHAM postcode: B4 7ET website: www.aston.ac.uk contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.
Coordinator Country	United Kingdom [UK]
Total cost	3˙908˙325 €
EC max contribution	3˙908˙325 € (100%)
Programme	1. H2020-EU.1.3.1. (Fostering new skills by means of excellent initial training of researchers)
Code Call	H2020-MSCA-ITN-2019
Funding Scheme	MSCA-ITN-ETN
Starting year	2020
Duration (year-month-day)	from 2020-01-01 to 2023-12-31

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#	participants	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	ASTON UNIVERSITY ASTON UNIVERSITY Organization address address: ASTON TRIANGLE city: BIRMINGHAM postcode: B4 7ET website: www.aston.ac.uk contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	UK (BIRMINGHAM)	coordinator	606˙345.00
2	THE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF BELFAST THE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF BELFAST Organization address address: UNIVERSITY ROAD LANYON BUILDING city: BELFAST postcode: BT7 1NN website: www.qub.ac.uk contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	UK (BELFAST)	participant	606˙345.00
3	AALBORG UNIVERSITET AALBORG UNIVERSITET Organization address address: FREDRIK BAJERS VEJ 7K city: AALBORG postcode: 9220 website: www.aau.dk contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	DK (AALBORG)	participant	595˙044.00
4	KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN Organization address address: BRINELLVAGEN 8 city: STOCKHOLM postcode: 100 44 website: www.kth.se contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	SE (STOCKHOLM)	participant	563˙965.00
5	VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL Organization address address: PLEINLAAN 2 city: BRUSSEL postcode: 1050 website: www.vub.ac.be contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	BE (BRUSSEL)	participant	512˙640.00
6	LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUER PHOTONISCHE TECHNOLOGIEN E.V. LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUER PHOTONISCHE TECHNOLOGIEN E.V. Organization address address: Albert Einstein strasse 9 city: JENA postcode: 7745 website: www.ipht-jena.de contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	DE (JENA)	participant	505˙576.00
7	STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH Organization address address: DROEVENDAALSESTEEG 4 city: WAGENINGEN postcode: 6708 PB website: http://www.wageningenur.nl/nl.htm contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	NL (WAGENINGEN)	participant	265˙619.00
8	BRUKER OPTIK GMBH BRUKER OPTIK GMBH Organization address address: RUDOLF PLANK STRASSE 27 city: ETTLINGEN postcode: 76275 website: n.a. contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	DE (ETTLINGEN)	participant	252˙788.00

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Project objective

Micro and nanoplastics have recently been found in our soil, tap water, bottled water, beer and even in the air we breathe, with a growing concern about the potential health risks they pose to us. Whether that is through ingesting the harmful bacteria they pick up when coming from wastewater plants, or just through injury and death of cells through contact, possibly through absorbtion of nanoplastics by cells, we really don’t know. Which is why there is an urgent need for more research on their toxicity and also why a new EC drinking water directive is to be published in 2019 stating that water companies will need to measure concentrations of microplastics from within two years for positive release and inspection. However, even though a standard measurement method will be published in 2019 for water, its necessary use of exisiting and expensive scientific laboratory equipment, such as microscopy and FTIR or Raman spectroscopy, will make it prohibitively expensive for in line use for many companies across Europe especially considering its need for highly trained personnel. There is therefore a need to develop suitable technologies for a robust, easy to use and low cost industrial instrument, whose measurements will correspond directly to the aforementiond standard, as well as train engineers for method development and operation. Given these multiple technical and analytical challenges, and that global production of plastic, that can take hundreds of years to biodegrade, is expected to triple by 2050; we propose a timely four year Initial Training Network to train multiple Early State Researchers throughout various scientific areas. Consisting of some of Europes greatest experts in their fields it will provide tomorrows talent with the skills and knowledge to tackle possibly one of mankinds greatest threats to its existence whilst they jointly develop the technologies for the industrial instrument in collaboration with end-users and equipment manufacturers.

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