Project: Dispersion and impacts of micro- and nano-plastics in the tropical and temperate oceans: from regional land-ocean interface to the open ocean,

Acronym i-plastic
Duration 01/04/2020 - 30/09/2023
Project Topic The i-plastic project aims to comprehensively ascertain the fate of microplastics (5 mm to 1 µm) and nanoplastics (below 1 µm) at the land-ocean interface under distinct flow and climate regimes, and their dispersion to the open ocean.
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Network JPI Oceans
Call Joint call for proposals on microplastics in the marine environment

Project partner

Number Name Role Country
1 Universidade Federaldo Ceará Partner Brazil
2 Università del Salento Partner Italy
3 Instituto Hidrográfico Partner Portugal
4 NOVA.ID FCT Partner Portugal
5 Universitat Autònomade Barcelona Coordinator Spain