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Microplastic pollution in the sight of the EC's Group of Chief Scientific Advisors

Broadening existing policy; Ensuring net benefit to society of microplastic pollution preventative measures; and Developing a co-ordinated science-based international response to microplastic pollution, are some of the key points in the scientific opinion of the Chief Scientific Advisors ‘Environment and Health Risks of Microplastic Pollution’.

Broadening existing policy; Ensuring net benefit to society of microplastic pollution preventative measures; and Developing a co-ordinated science-based international response to microplastic pollution, are some of the key points in the scientific opinion of the Chief Scientific Advisors ‘Environment and Health Risks of Microplastic Pollution’. This scientific opinion was informed by the review report undertaken by the Scientific Advice for Policy by European Academies (SAPEA) consortium, and makes a number of policy recommendations aimed at pre-empting future health and environment risks of microplastic pollution.

The event took place Tuesday 30th  April 2019 , during the inauguration of the ‘Zooplastics’ photo exhibition in the European Commission’s Berlaymont building. The exhibition features photos by Filipa Bessa, one of the members of the SAPEA microplastics working group.  For more information about microplastic pollution  click on topic web page.