Save the date – 2021 Plastic Health Summit
The Plastic Soup Foundation is thrilled to announce the second-ever Plastic Health Summit, to be held on October 21, 2021 in Amsterdam.
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The Plastic Soup Foundation is thrilled to announce the second-ever Plastic Health Summit, to be held on October 21, 2021 in Amsterdam.
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.
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.
For the first time there is hard evidence that sorbed pollutants from microbeads used in a specific commercial facial cleanser […]
Although labeled as food-safe by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), some plastic bags can leach chemicals that are highly […]
Ingestion of microplastics can have a negative impact on fish by causing damage and changes to their livers. These effects […]
A call for action report, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) draws attention to the relatively unknown problem of plastic usage in agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry.
While the Dutch government is committed to a European ban on PFAS, producer Chemours is trying to prevent that.