Nylon and polyester hinder the growth and recovery of our airways, scientists from the University of Groningen (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen), TNO, and Plymouth Marine Laboratory conclude in new research into the effects of microplastics and microfibers on our health.
My grandmother celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by a large crowd of children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Bewilderment seemed to […]
Maria Westerbos’ opinion article on Impakter Amsterdam/Washington D.C. – When the United Nations adopted the Agenda for Sustainable Development and […]
Amsterdam, 7 March 2019– Every day we inhale and ingest microplastics through the air that we breathe and the food […]
Amsterdam, 25 February 2019– The effects of plastic on human health has never been closely researched. To date, research has […]
PRESS RELEASE Start of scientific research into the health risks of microplastics: Does plastic make us sick? Nieuwspoort, 22 […]
Amsterdam, 10 December 2018– For some years now we have been warned that persistent organic toxins (POPs) are present in […]
Amsterdam, 1 November 2018 – The knowledge that microplastics are present in every aspect of our lives has almost become […]
Amsterdam, May 16 2018 – The BBC has recently demonstrated that teabags which appear to be made of only paper […]
Amsterdam, 4 April 2018 – Last September, Orb Media, an American research journalism organization, published a report about the worldwide […]
The refill revolution has started in France. A new law will make it possible to shop plastic-free in supermarkets. And that is fantastic news!
By now you may have seen Seaspiracy, a new and shocking documentary about commercial fishing, but also about plastic pollution. We can imagine that this raises many questions, perhaps about us as well.
Biological pathogens and antibiotic-resistant bacteria can grow on microplastics. That this poses a potential danger for human and animal health has been known for a long time. But it now appears that a commonly used water purification technology is helping spread potential pathogens on microplastics.
The Plastic Soup Foundation, an Amsterdam-based organization that works internationally to stop the “plastic soup” (the ubiquity of plastic in […]
