{"id":7240,"date":"2025-04-08T17:15:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T09:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/neri\/?page_id=7240"},"modified":"2025-09-22T15:22:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T07:22:03","slug":"microplastics2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/neri\/events\/microplastics2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Symposium on Microplastics in the Environment and Water 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-symposium-on-microplastics\"><li id=\"menu-item-7302\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/neri\/events\/microplastics2025\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-7303\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/neri\/events\/microplastics2025\/technical-committee\/\">Technical Committee<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-7596\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/neri\/events\/microplastics2025\/organisers-and-sponsors\/\">Organisers &#038; Sponsors<\/a>\n<ul>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-7597\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/neri\/events\/microplastics2025\/organisers\/\">Organisers<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-7598\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/neri\/events\/microplastics2025\/sponsorship\/\">Sponsors<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-7927\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/neri\/events\/microplastics2025\/supported-by\/\">Supported by<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-7603\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/neri\/events\/microplastics2025\/sponsorship-opportunities\/\">Sponsorship Opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-7729\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/neri\/events\/microplastics2025\/program-main\/\">Program<\/a>\n<ul>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-7748\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/neri\/events\/microplastics2025\/program-overview\">Program Overview<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-7730\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/neri\/events\/microplastics2025\/keynote-speakers\/\">Keynote Speakers<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-7953\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/neri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MP-Symposium-2025-Program_as-of-27-Aug-2025.pdf\">Oral Sessions<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-7908\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/neri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MP-Symposium-2025-Poster-as-of-2-Sep-2025.pdf\">Poster Sessions<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-7868\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/neri\/events\/microplastics2025\/instructions-to-presenters\/\">Instructions to Presenters<\/a>\n\t<ul>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-7870\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/neri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Oral_Presenter_Instructions_MP_Symposium_2025.pdf\">Oral Presenters<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-7869\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/neri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Poster_Presenter_Instructions_MP_Symposium_2025.pdf\">Poster Presenters<\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-7355\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/neri\/events\/microplastics2025\/registration\/\">Registration<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-7307\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/neri\/events\/microplastics2025\/important-timeline\/\">Important Timeline<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-7308\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/neri\/events\/microplastics2025\/event-venue\/\">Event Venue<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-7552\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/neri\/events\/microplastics2025\/accommodation\/\">Accommodation<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-7309\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/neri\/events\/microplastics2025\/about-singapore-getting-around\/\">About Singapore &#038; Getting Around<\/a>\n<ul>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-7318\"><a target=\"_blank\"rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visitsingapore.com\/travel-tips\/essential-travel-information\/\">Traveller Essentials<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-7319\"><a target=\"_blank\"rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visitsingapore.com\/travel-tips\/travelling-to-singapore\/\">Getting Around Singapore<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-7320\"><a target=\"_blank\"rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visitsingapore.com\/things-to-do\/top-things-to-do\/\">See &#038; Do<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-7310\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/neri\/events\/microplastics2025\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/neri\/wp-content\/plugins\/bb-plugin\/img\/pixel.png\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tSymposium on Microplastics in the Environment and Water: <br \/>Challenges, Research, and Mitigation Strategies\t<\/h2>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t<i>MP Symposium 2025<\/i>\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>Join us at the National University of Singapore from September 18-19, 2025, for the MP Symposium 2025. 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