Discovery and quantification of plastic particle pollution in human blood

Plastic particles are ubiquitous pollutants in the living environment and food chain but no study to date has reported on the internal exposure of plastic particles in human blood. 

Now, researchers have published research in Environment International detecting and quantifying polymers from plastics in human blood for the first time.

CUSP releases its first newsletter

It has been 6 months since the kick-off meeting launching our exciting project, and CUSP has now laid the ground for starting its research. The first issue of the CUSP newsletter has now been published.

Brand-new CUSP website online

CUSP, the European Research Cluster to Understand the Health Impacts of Micro- and Nanoplastics has just published its brand-new website.

CUSP brochure launched

This month saw the official launch of CUSP, the European Research Cluster to Understand the Health Impacts of Micro- and Nanoplastics.