International online conference "Microplastics and Nanoparticles: Emerging Threats to Environmental Health" will take place on 22nd of August, 2025 at 09:00 Lithuanian time.
The conference is organised by the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Marine Research Institute at Klaipėda University as part of the project "Atmospheric-riverine flux, transport and impact of microplastics and microrubbers as heavy metal vectors on the Curonian Lagoon" (project no. S-MIP-23-139).
PROGRAMME:
Presentations:
- Assoc. Prof. Dr Sajjad Abbasi, 'Atmospheric-riverine flux, transport and impact of microplastics and microrubbers as heavy metal vectors' (Klaipėda University, Lithuania, CNRS, France).
- Prof. Ian Scowen, Vibrational Microspectroscopy : Perspectives in Microplastic Characterisation (Keele University, UK).
- Dr. Mohd Rashidi Abdull Manap 'Microplastic sampling and characterisation of beach sediments from Southeast Asia and Sweden' (Lund University, Sweden and Universiti Putra, Malaysia).
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Norizah Abdul Rahman 'Analysis of Microplastics from Tioman Island using ATR-FTIR and Raman Spectroscopy' (Universiti Putra, Malaysia).
- Dr. Monika Smielowska ‚Alternative plasticizers in protein supplements and their packaging – comparative studies using GC-MS/MS technique‘ (Kujawsko-Pomorskie Centrum Naukowo-Technologiczne im. prof. Jana Czochralskiego sp. z o.o., Poland).
- Dr. Galina Lujanienė, Dr. Sergej Šemčuk, Mehdi Hassan Milu, Mahrosh Javed, Dr. Martynas Talaikis, Dr. Aušra Selskienė, Karina Kuzborskaja, Dr. Vidas Pakštas and Dr. Audrius Drabavičius, Dr. Kęstutis Mažeika 'Application of polyethylene terephthalate and polystyrene nanoplastics for adsorption of cobalt and Europium' (Centre for Physical Sciences and Technology, Lithuania).
- Dr. Sergej Šemčuk, Karina Kuzborskaja, Dr. Galina Lujanienė, Dr. Martynas Talaikis, Dr. Aušra Selskienė, Dr. Vidas Pakštas, Dr. Kęstutis Mažeika and Dr. Živilė Jurgelėnė, 'Study of magnetic chitosan nanosorbents for the adsorption of radionuclides and nanoplastics' (Centre for Physical Sciences and Technology, Lithuania; State Scientific Research Institute, Nature Research Centre, Lithuania).
- Aida Bradauskaitė and Dr. Živilė Jurgelėnė, 'Fish as a model system for environmental health studies on microplastic–pharmaceutical interactions' (Nature Research Centre, Lithuania).
- Dr Wan Lutfi Wan Johari ‚Exploring the Relationship Between Microplastic Pollution and Water Quality Parameters‘ (Universiti Putra, Malaysia).
- Discussion: Microplastic Sampling in Malaysia.
COMMITTEE:
Chairman of committee - Prof. Dr. Reda Dzingelevičienė (Klaipeda University, Lithuania).
Members of committee:
- Prof. Hab. Dr. Bogusław Andrzej Buszewski (Prof. Jan Czochralski Kuyavian-Pomeranium Scientific and Technology Center, Poland)
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sajjad Abbasi (Klaipeda University, Lithuania; CNRS, France)
- Prof. Dr. Ian Scowen (Keele University, UK);
- Prof. Hab. Dr. Małgorzata Iwona Szynkowska-Jóźwik (Łódź University of Technology, Poland)
- Dr. Mohd Rashidi Abdull Manap (Lund University, Sweden; University of Putra, Malaysia)
- Dr. Wan Lutfi Wan Johari (University of Putra, Malaysia)
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Norizah Abdul Rahman (University of Putra, Malaysia)
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd Rafee Baharudin (University of Putra, Malaysia)
- Prof. Dr. Levent Pelit (Ege University, Turkey)
- Prof. Dr. Rita Vaičekauskaitė (Klaipeda University, Lithuania)
- Dr. Živilė Jurgelėnė (State Scientific Research Institute Nature Research Centre, Lithuania)
- Dr. Arūnas Balčiūnas (Klaipeda University, Lithuania)
- Prof. Dr. Simas Šakirzanovas (Vilnius University, Lietuva)
