SPSAS MICROPLASTIC
Program

Details on the event´s Program

Occurrence and monitoring
Andres Arias, Andreia Neves, Monica Costa, Amy Lusher
⤷ Global and Brazilian occurrence of microplastics in the marine and freshwater environment
⤷ Diversities and complexities of sampling microplastics

Polymer science in the microplastic
Martin Wagner, Walter Waldman
⤷ Polymer fundamentals for microplastics science
⤷ Chemicals inside microplastics

Impacts of microplastics
Scott Coffin, Marcos Grassi, Cassiana Montagner, Theodore Henry
⤷ Risks and Regulation Perspectives of microplastics in water
⤷ Sorption and desorption of pollutants on microplastics
⤷ Uptake, bioavailability, bioaccumulation, depuration, and biological effects of microplastics

Analytics
Cristina Nerin, Romulo Ando, Leandro Hantao, Mateus Cardoso
⤷ Analysis of NIAS and IAS from plastics
⤷ Vibrational spectroscopy for microplastics analysis
⤷ Advantages and limits of pyr-GC-MS for microplastics detection
⤷ Synchrotron light for microplastics analysis

Policy
Martin Wagner, Richard Thompson, Scott Coffin, Alexander Turra, Amy Lusher
⤷ International legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment
⤷ Microplastics: policies, targets, indicators and observation ecosystem in marine environment

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Advanced Discussions on
Microplastics
The School will be a multidisciplinary platform to raise awareness about Microplastics, covering the science of micro/nanoplastics, their impacts, and current regulatory efforts. Check out the full program.
Target Audience
Master’s, doctoral, and postdoctoral researchers from Brazil and abroad, with training in a wide range of disciplines related to microplastics.
The School will offer 130 vacancies (50% for Brazilians and 50% for foreigners), with affirmative actions (at least half will be for women and 25% for ethnical minorities).
Who can participate?
130 students worldwide will be selected based on an assessment considering the applicant’s research area, academic history, CV, research projects, recommendation letter and fair distribution on gender, ethnicity, and geographical distribution. The primary target audience includes master’s, doctoral, postdoctoral students, and early-career scientists.
Travel, accommodation, food, and travel insurance (for foreign participants) of selected students will be fully funded by FAPESP.
