Venerdì 5 maggio 2023 - Ore 10:30 - Aula 24
Il dott. Lucia Helena Santos - Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA)
  Seminario  

Due to their persistence and ubiquity, microplastics have been recognized as an emerging risk to the environment and human health. They have a large specific surface area, having the ability to sorb and accumulate other contaminants that co-exist with them in the aquatic environment like pharmaceuticals. Thus, microplastics can act as vectors, facilitating the contact of pharmaceuticals with aquatic organisms. In this seminar, it will be shown how the interaction of pharmaceuticals and microplastics may influence on the bioaccumulation and toxic effects of pharmaceuticals in biota, and how this may represent a risk for human health due to a possible dietary exposure.