Project: Integrated approach on the fate of Microplastics towards healthy marine ecosystems
| Acronym | microplastiX |
| Duration | 01/04/2020 - 30/09/2023 |
| Project Topic | MicroplastiX is an international collaborative and interdisciplinary research project that focuses on how weathering and biofouling affect degradation of microplastics in the marine environment. |
| Website | visit project website |
| Network | JPI Oceans |
| Call | Joint call for proposals on microplastics in the marine environment |
Project partner
| Number | Name | Role | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidade Federal Rural do Pernambuco (UFRPE) | Partner | Brazil |
| 2 | Universidade Federaldo Pernambuco-CEERMA | Partner | Brazil |
| 3 | Universidade Federaldo Pernambuco-PLANKTON | Partner | Brazil |
| 4 | Universidade Federaldo Rio de Janeiro | Partner | Brazil |
| 5 | Universidade Federaldo Rio Grande | Partner | Brazil |
| 6 | University of São Paulo (USP) | Partner | Brazil |
| 7 | Sorbonne Université | Partner | France |
| 8 | Toulon University | Partner | France |
| 9 | Leibniz Centre forTropical MarineResearch ZMT | Partner | Germany |
| 10 | Leibniz Institute ofPolymer Research (IPF) | Partner | Germany |
| 11 | Galway-Mayo Instituteof Technology (GMIT) | Partner | Ireland |
| 12 | STAZIONE ZOOLOGICAANTON DOHRN | Partner | Italy |
| 13 | Universidad da Coruña- UDC | Partner | Spain |
| 14 | Chalmers | Partner | Sweden |
| 15 | KTH, Royal Institute of Technology | Coordinator | Sweden |