GUIDELINES TO AUTHORS
Both oral and poster presenters are invited to submit an abstract of maximum 300 words before 1st July 2025 on one of the following topics:
1. Analysis of micro- and nanoplastics, encompassing monitoring approaches, sources, environmental distribution (freshwater, marine, air, sediment, compost and soil), fate, ecological effects, and their role in the adsorption and transport of pollutants.
2. Development and implementation of innovative and sustainable solutions to address plastic pollution, including mitigation approaches, remediation technologies, marine plastic recovery and recycling, waste valorisation into chemicals or fuels, green polymer synthesis, enhanced degradation/biodegradation of plastics and micro/nanoplastics, and safe and sustainable by design strategies.
3. Impacts of micro- and nanoplastics on organisms and ecosystems, including their accumulation and transfer to the food chain.
4. Effects of micro- and nanoplastics on human health, including their interactions with biomolecules, cellular uptake, biodisposition, exposure and risk analysis.
5. Environmental and health policies, public awareness and perceptions, socio-economic and environmental impact.
INSTRUCTION
Please submit the abstract using the on-line submission form.
Please name the contribution as: SURNAME_NAME_ORAL/POSTER_TOPIC N°.
All accepted contributions will be notified by 15th July 2025 and will be asked to submit an extended abstract, whose template will be available later. The extended abstracts will be included in the indexed electronic Conference Proceedings.
Furthermore, at the end of the Conference, selected contributions will be invited to prepare full papers that will be submitted for review in special issues of selected journals. Agreements are under consideration to define the selected journals special issues. Final information will be made available soon.
The template for abstract submission can be downloaded here
In case you need an invitation letter, please contact: info@microplasticpollution.it
YOUNG RESEARCHER AWARDS
Selected young researchers (Master degree students, PhD students, Fellowships, Post-doc) who will participate to the conference will have the chance to be awarded a prize for their presentation through an open competition. The winners will be announced during the last day of the Conference.
Young researchers are kindly asked to express their candidacy for this competition by adding COMPETITION in the field “Comments” of the abstract template, indicating their position (Master degree students, PhD students, Fellowships, Post-doc, other – please specify).
Eligible candidates must meet the following criteria:
1. Participate to the conference with oral or poster presentation
2. Have expressed their candidacy during abstract submission
3. Clearly demonstrate in the paper the innovation of the research and its scientific contribution
Winners will be selected by the Members of the International Advisory Board and the Local Scientific Committee.
The Abstract template can be downloaded here
SUBMISSION
In case you need an invitation letter, please contact
email: info@microplasticpollution.it