Welcome

Group photo at the conclusion of the Workshop.

[18 Sep 2014] NEWS

Relevant contributions will be selected for a
Special Issue in Marine Environmental Research entitled

Particles in the Oceans
implications for a safe marine environment

Guest Editors: Julian Blasco, Ilaria Corsi and Valeria Matranga

Dear Colleagues,

It is our great pleasure to invite you to the 2nd Marine NanoEcoSafety Workshop (MANET) to be held in Palermo, Italy, at the Area della Ricerca of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, 17-18 November 2014.

The 2nd MANET is open to all researchers from Academia and Industry as well as stakeholders interested in the area of Marine EcoSafety of Nanomaterials (NM) and offers a unique opportunity to discuss the state of the art and future challenges of this emerging research area.

On the occasion of the 2nd MANET workshop, we are particularly proud to present a list of eminent keynote speakers:

• Laura Canesi
  University of Genoa, Genoa (Italy)
• Gary N. Cherr
  University of California, Davis (USA)
• Richard D. Handy
  Plymouth University, Plymouth (UK)
• Heather Leslie
  Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam (NL)

Parallel sessions will be organized on the following topics:

NM interactions at marine ecosystem level
NM fate and behavior in salt water
NM mechanisms of toxicity
Model/target marine organisms from invertebrates to fish
Nano frontiers in the marine environment: from nanoplastics in marine litter to nanoremediation

With the combination of outstanding science and the fascinating art, history and culinary traditions of Palermo, we look forward to welcoming you to our 2nd MANET Workshop in Palermo.

Scientific Organisers

Chairs of the EU NanoSafety Cluster - Marine Ecotox Focus Group:

Ilaria Corsi

University of Siena
Department of Physical, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Siena, Italy

Valeria Matranga

National Research Council
Institute of Biomedicine and Molecular Immunology ”A. Monroy”
Palermo, Italy