The A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IEE RAS) and the All-Russian Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO) invite you to take part in the scientific Conference "Microplastics as the Newest Toxicant of Vertebrates".
The dates of the Conference are December 4-5, 2025. The venue is the IEE RAS Conference Hall (Moscow, Leninsky Prospekt, 33). The format of participation is mixed (in-person and remote - video communication). The working languages of the Conference are Russian and English.
The Co-Chairs of the Conference are Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Biological Sciences A.V. Surov (IEE RAS) and Professor, Doctor of Biological Sciences V.A. Belyaev (VNIRO).
Conference topics:
- Impact of microplastics on vertebrates, inhabitants of freshwater and marine ecosystems
- Impact of microplastics on the biology of terrestrial vertebrate species (toxicity, bioaccumulation and other effects)
- Risk assessment of the impact of microplastics on the ecology of vertebrate animals
- Microplastics in food chains
- Methods for detection and quantitative determination of microplastics in vertebrate organisms (practical familiarization with modern equipment is assumed)
The duration of a report is expected to be 15-20 minutes. Based on the conference materials, it is planned to prepare a collection of abstracts indexed in the Russian Science Citation Index. Individual reports will be recommended for publication in Russian specialized journals.
There is no registration fee for participation in the Conference.
Please submit applications for participation in the Conference and the topic of the presentation (if intended) before October 1, 2025 to the Secretary of the Conference Organizing Committee - Igor Vladimirovich Sedletskiy (VNIRO) by e-mail: sedletskiy@vniro.ru