The scale of micro- and nanoplastic (MNP) pollution is becoming increasingly clear yet little is known about how this pollution impacts health. We are developing an actionable European roadmap for early-life health risk assessment of MNPs.
Two-day meeting in Switzerland covers progress of the work packages over the last year; partners share results, challenges and review options to address them; recent progress includes establishing methods for micro- and nanoplastic isolation and detection, release of two reviews, and several planned publications
Researchers report plastic fragments may exacerbate breast cancer metastasis; review summarizes nanoplastic uptake into human cells; studies find occupational microplastics exposure can be reduced by wearing face masks; millions of micro- and nanoplastics are released during 30-second food blending; scientists more worried about microplastic impacts on the environment than humans
Scientists assess microplastics in 30 human semen and 6 testis samples; first to demonstrate presence in human male reproductive system; review finds 9 out of 11 studies demonstrate that plastic particles can translocated across placental barrier
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under AURORA grant agreement No 964827.