Dr. Florian Breider is the head of the Central Environmental Laboratory at EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology – Lausanne) since 2018. He has studied environmental chemistry and physics at the University of Lausanne and obtained his PhD at the University of Neuchâtel in the field of isotope biogeochemistry. After his PhD he was research scientist at the Atmospheric Particles Research Laboratory of EPFL and then Research Associate at Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan. His major research interest are the fate and impact of micropollutants and micro/nanoplastics on the ecosystems and their potential consequences on human health. Since 2020, his is studying the impact of tire and road wear particles and associated chemicals on the aquatic and terrestrial environments.