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15/09/2019 - AFTERNOONRegistra on5:00-6:20 PM MED 2019 OPENINGChairman: Luigi AmbrosioGaetano Leone UNEP - Mediterranean Ac on Plan6:20-7:00 PMWINE & CHEESE7:00 PM16/09/2019 - μMED INTRODUCTION8:30-9:00 AM9:00-9:30 AMRegistra onMaurizio AvellaIns tute for Polymers Compositesand Biomaterials - Na onalResearch Council, ITSergio CostaEnvironment Minister, ITMassimo InguscioNa onal Research Council, ITLuigi AmbrosioIns tute for Polymers Compositesand Biomaterials - Na onalResearch Council, ITRaffaella GiugniMarevivo, ITGiorgio ZampeLegambiente, ITConference Introduc onWelcome and introduc on16/09/2109 - MORNING SESSIONSChairwoman: Maria WesterbosMICROPLASTIC POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTS9:30-10:00 AMSusan D. ShawShaw Ins tute, USAConfron ng the Global Plas cs Crisis:stChallenge of the 21 Century10:00-10:10 AMSteve AllenUniversity of Strathclyde, UKRemote Area AtmosphericMicroplas c Pollu on10:10-10:20 AMFriederike StockGerman Federal Ins tute ofHydrology, DEDistribu on of microplas cs in rivers:the example of the German river Elbe10:20-10:30 AMKerry MossNelson Mandela University, ZASTOP: Survey Techniques for ObservingPlas cs in riverine systems of Africa

10:30-10:40 AMSoline AlligantLaboratoire Eau Environnementet Systèmes Urbains, FRMicroplas c contamina on of sedimentand water column in the Seine River estuary10:40-10:50 AMStefania PiarulliUniversity of Bologna,UO CoNISMa, ITFilter - feeders as aggregator of microplas csin the marine system: A field experimentalstudyCOFFEE BREAK10:50-11:30 AMIMPACT OF MICROPLASTICS ON MARINE LIFE11:30-12:00 AMMaria Cris na FossiUniversity of Siena, ITThe Impact of Microplas cs onFilter-feeding Megafauna12:00-12:10 PMDannielle GreenAnglia Ruskin University, UKEffects of conven onal and biodegradablemicroplas cs on the a achment strength andhaemolymph proteome of blue mussels(My lus edulis)12:10-12:20 PMLuca PalazzoIns tute of Anthropic Impactsand Sustainability in marineenvironment, Na onalResearch Council, ITFish that live in different zones as possibleindicators of microplas c pollu on12:20-12:30 PMCarl Van ColenGhent University, BETransfer of microplas cs in marine foodwebs:an experimental approach12:30-12:40 PMSarah MeekUniversity of the West ofEngland, UKEffects of Seagrass meadows on microplas cdeposi on.12:40-12:50 PMFrancesca GaraventaIns tute of Anthropic Impactsand Sustainability in marineenvironment, Na onalResearch Council, ITMicroplas c in water and biota: a Researchand Awareness campaign in theMediterranean Sea12:50-13:00 PMDebra RamonUniversity of Haifa, ILMicroplas c Inges on by a Marine FishCommunity of Israeli Coastal WatersLUNCH1:00-2:30 PM16/09/2109 - AFTERNOON SESSIONSChairwoman: Maria Cris na FossiSOURCES, FATE AND EFFECTS OF MICROPLASTICS2:30-3:00 PMJohnny GasperiUniversity of Paris, FRPlas c debris in urban water and infreshwater: lessons learned from researchprojects launched in the Seine Basincatchment3:00-3:10 PMStefania Di VitoLegambiente, ITOverview of microplas c presence in Italianfreshwater systems: monitoring of principallakes and rivers3:10-3:20 PMDeonie AllenEcoLab, ENSAT, CNRS, FRAtmospheric transport and our planetaryboundary layer as an environmentalcompartment of microplas cs pollu on

3:20-3:30 PMClaudia CampanaleWater research Ins tute,Na onal Research Council, ITMicroplas c debris in an Italian river: firstmonitoring results3:30-3:40 PMIstván SzabòSzent István University, HUCharacteriza on of plas c-associatedbacterial community in freshwater lake ofVácszentlászló, Hungary3:40-3:50 PMCarla FanizzaINAIL, ITMicroplas c pollu on at an urban site inRomeCOFFEE BREAK3:50-4:30 PMEFFECTS OF MICRO AND NANOPLASTICS ON ACQUATIC ORGANISMS4:30-5:00 PMFrancesco RegoliUniversità Politecnica delleMarche, ITInsights on ecotoxicological effects ofmicroplas cs in marine ecosystems:the EPHEMARE project5:00-5:10 PMAuguste ManonUniversity of Genova, ITWhat can model polystyrene nanopar clesteach us on the impact of nanoplas cs inbivalves? studies in My lus from themolecular to the organism level5:10-5:20 PMCarola MuranoStazione ZoologicaAnton Dohrn, ITUptake and stress-induced responses ofpolystyrene microbeads in adults of the seaurchin Paracentrotus lividus5:20-5:30 PMLola ParadinasSco sh Marine Ins tute, UKSeasonal importance on microplas cscomposi on and concentra ons in twomatrices; coastal waters and wild mussels(My lus edulis)5:30-5:40 PMC. Mar nez-GómezIns tuto Español deOceanogra a , ESIn vitro effects of mercury (Hg) on immunefunc on of mussel (My lus galloprovincialis)are enhanced in presence of microplas cs inthe extracellular medium5:40-5:50 PMStefano MagniUniversity of Milan, ITMicroplas cs in the river Lambro (NorthernItaly): monitoring and toxicity5:50-6:00 PMBárbara Abaroa-PérezPlataforma Oceánica deCanarias, ESStudy of chemical pollutants over marinemicroplas cs based on their composi on anddegrada on ratePOSTER SESSION I6:00-7:00 PM17/09/2109 - MORNING SESSIONSChairman: Emanuele FioreEVALUATION AND DETECTION OF MICROPLASTICS9:00-9:30 AMRichard C. ThompsonUniversity of Plymouth, UKMarine Li er: are there solu ons to thisglobal environmental challenge?9:30-9:40 AMAlessio GomieroNorwegian Research Centre, NODevelopment of a thermo degrada onmethod to assess levels and distribu on ofmicroplas cs in marine sediments and itsapplica on in two case studies: the northernAdria c Sea (Italy) and the Bokna ord(Norway).

9:40-9:50 AMAnnamaria CavalleriPerkinElmer, ITOp mising the Workflow for Microplas cAnalysis by FTIR Microscopy9:50-10:00 AMGabor BordosWESSLING Hungary Ltd., HUMicroplas cs in Hungarian freshwaters:development of a standard addi on sampleprepara on method10:00-10:10 AMLars HildebrandtHelmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht,DEFirst evalua on of con nuous flowcentrifuga on as a novel straigh orward andnon-size-discrimina ng sampling techniquefor microplas c in waters10:10-10:20 AMCorinna FöldiFederal Ins tut of Hydrology, DEMicroplas cs – what else? Quan fica on inenvironmental samples using pressurizedliquid extrac on and Pyr-GC-MS10:20-10:30 AMRubén Rodríguez AlegreLEITAT Technological Center, ESMicroplas cs extrac on and coun ng fromwastewater and sludge through elutria onand hydrocyclone10:30-10:40 AMJulia ReichelTechnical University Munich, DEApplica on of thermal extrac on/desorp onpyrolyse-GC/MS to inves gate sorp onkine cs of pollutants and the iden ty of(sub)microplas c10:40-10:50 AMStefania FedericiUniversity of Brescia, ITReference materials and standard needs forenvironmental micro and nanoplas c pollu onCOFFEE BREAK10:50-11:30 AMMICROFIBER POLLUTION: ABUNDANCE, DETECTION AND MITIGATION11:30-11:50 AMMariacris na CoccaIns tute for PolymersComposites and Biomaterials Na onal Research Council, ITMicroplas c pollu on from tex les:quan ta ve evalua on and mi ga onstrategies11:50-12:00 AMPaula Félix-De-CastroLEITAT Technological Center, ESMi ga on of microfibers release fromtex les: chemical finishing and mechanicalop miza on.12:00-12:10 AMGiuseppe SuariaIns tute of Marine Science,Na onal Research Council, ITAbundance and composi on of tex le fibresin Mediterranean surface waters12:10-12:20 AMFrancisco BelzaguiUniversitat Politècnica deCatalunya, ESWhen Size Ma ers – Tex le Microfibers intothe Environment12:20-12:30 AMAndrea StolteWWF Germany, DEDerelict Fishing Gear – removing a source ofmicroplas cs from the marine environment12:30-12:40 AMLiliya KhatmullinaShirshov Ins tute ofOceanology, RUMicroplas cs se ling – flat par cles andfibers.12:40-12:50 AMAndrej KržanPlanetCare Ltd., SLFilters for fibres from washing12:50-1:00 PMKang HeejunKorea Ins tute of CivilEngineeringand BuildingTechnology, KRReduc on of microplas c emission fromclothes during laundering with chitosanpre-treatment1:00-2:30 PMLUNCH

17/09/2109 - AFTERNOON SESSIONSChairman: Richard C. ThompsonDEGRADATION AND BIODEGRADATION OF PLASTICS IN THE ENVIROMENT2:30-3:00 PMAnne-Gaelle CollotPlas c Europe, BEThe Plas cs Manufacturers efforts to tackleplas c waste in the environment3:00-3:10 PMFrancesco Degli InnocenNovamont S.p.A., ITBiodegradable plas cs do not formchemically persistant microplas cs3:10-3:20 PMChris an LoHYDRA Marine Sciences, DEIt depends where it ends – biodegradableplas c degrada on differs between habitats,and climate zones3:20-3:30 PMLuca FambriUniversity of Trento, ITControlled aging and degrada on of selectedplas cs in marine environment (12 months offollow-up)3:30-3:40 PMCamilla Catarci CartenyUniversity of Antwerp, BENot only diamonds are forever: degrada onof plas c films in a simulated marineenvironment3:40-3:50 PMMiriam WeberHYDRA Marine Sciences, DEHow to proof claims on biodegradability ofplas cs? overview of available standard testsand their environmental relevanceCOFFEE BREAK3:50-4:30 PMMICRO AND NANOPLASTICS AS EMERGING POLLUTANTS4:30-5:00 PMFrank J. KellyKing's College London, UKInhalable microplas cs: a new causefor concern?5:00-5:10 PMÁsta M. Ásmundsdó rUniversity of Akureyri, ISMicroplas cs and nanoplas cs occurrenceand composi on in drinking water fromAkureyri urban area, Iceland5:10-5:20 PMMargherita FerranteUniversity of Catania, ITMicroplas cs in vegetables and fruit5:20-5:30 PMAndrew ReynoldsTechnological University Dublin, IE Standardizing in-vivo analysis methods fortoxicological effects within freshwaterorganisms from nano-polystyrene exposure5:30-5:40 PMAnna BellingeriUniversity of Siena, IT5:40-5:50 PMLoriane MurphyIns tute of Technology Carlow, IR Associa on of poten al human pathogensImpact of nanoplas cs on marine diatomSkeletonema marinoi: par cles adhesion,ROS produc on and reduc on of colonieslengthwith microplas cs in freshwater systems5:50-6:50 PM7:00 PMPOSTER SESSION IISOCIAL DINNER at "Il Faro" AnacapriBus Tranfer from Piazzale Europa

18/09/2109 - MORNING SESSIONSChairman: Cosimo CarfagnaSOCIO-ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF MICROPLASTICS9:00-9:30 AMJulien BoucherShaping Environmental Ac on,CH The Marine Plas c Footprint & itsapplica on to the Mediterranean Basin9:30-9:40 AMAna Ro erNa onal Ins tute of Biology, SIMicroplas c pollu on: a thriller with manylead roles and unknown ending9:40-9:50 AMMikaël KedzierskiUniversité Bretagne Sud, FRWhy and how do we dispose of our plas cwaste? An overview of the behavioural bases9:50-10:00 AMEsther Ken nLeiden University, NLLegisla ve op ons for reducing pollu on bymicroplas cs in the EU: the meaning ofscien fic evidence10:00-10:10 AMTosca BalleriniExpédi on MED, FR,Legambiente, ITThe Pelagos Plas c Free Project: plas cmarine debris abundance, plas c-associatedmicrobial community composi on, andsources of beached waste in the PelagosSanctuary10:10-10:20 AMMichael T. SturmWasser 3.0 GmbH, DEDevelopment of a novel technologicalapproach for the reduc on of microplas cpollu on in various waters10:20-10:30 AMTiziano Ba s niAquafil Group, ITSample prepara on and analysis methods ofmicroplas cs10:30-10:40 AMSvitlana LiubartsevaFondazione CMCC, ITModel-based assessment of plas cdistribu on in the Mediterranean Sea10:40-10:50 AMSören GutekunstThe Ocean Race, ESA World Survey on Microplas c Distribu onnear the Surface from Race YachtsCOFFEE BREAK10:50-11:30 AMMICROPLASTICS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA11:30-12:00 AMRoberto DanovaroStazione ZoologicaAnton Dohrn, ITImpact of microplas cs on the deep-seaecosystems12:00-12:10 PMCatharina PieperUniversity of the Azores, PTInto the med: searching for microplas csfrom space to deep sea12:10-12:20 PMFlorian PohlUtrecht University, NLMicroplas c distribu on on the Tyrrhennianseafloor controlled by deep-sea circula on12:20-12:30PMMirta Smodlaka Tankovic Rudjer Boskovic Ins tute, HRMicroplas c load in the Northen Adria c