The third Plenary meeting of SPRINT is starting in Opatija (Croatia) and online! At the moment WP leaders are updating and inventorying what is needed from each other to continue in the next year. Today also stakeholder activities, toolbox discussion and dissemination activities (and more) will be discussed. 

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Want to get to know a bit about the field campaing of SPRINT? Young researchers from the SPRINT monitoring team at the University of Bern in Switzerland share their experiences of the sampling programme.

How and why SPRINT are studying microbiomes

In the past year, we have gathered hundreds of samples across the SPRINT case study sites (Click here for more information). Many of these samples will be used in microbiome analyses, including: soil samples, gut samples from fish, fecal samples from humans and livestock, and nasal swabs from humans. We will analyse the composition of microbes in these samples. All of these samples contain millions of bacteria, fungi and other micro-organisms, which in combination, are called the microbiome.

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Read more about the SPRINT microbiome here!

 

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NEW open access publication:

Dissipation kinetics, residue modeling and human intake of endosulfan applied to okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)

 
KEY FINDINGS

Washing and cooking okra gives about 55% reducion in endosulfan residues.

The methods used her form a suitable way to assess the safety of pesticide residues in edible fruit and vegetables. 

 

 To check out our other publications click here