During the last months some interesting articles were published about new research and developments regarding microplastics.
Parkinson and dementia
- Parkinson’s disease and dementia linked to nanoplastics that may affect the brain.
- Researchers from Duke University School of Medicine have found nanoplastics affect a specific protein found in the brain, causing changes linked to Parkinson’s disease and other types of dementia.
- Read more: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/amp/articles/parkinsons-dementia-how-nanoplatics-affect-protein-in-brain
Babies versus plastic
- This EARTHDAY.ORG primer on plastics, microplastics and their additive chemicals, with over 120 sources, capturing what studies from around the world have been discovering about how we ingest microplastics, how they can bioaccumulate inside of us and what the health consequences might be.
- The full extent of the health risks associated with microplastic exposure is not yet fully understood. But evidence is mounting that plastics, microplastics and their additive chemicals pose potentially serious health risks to humans, with babies and infants being especially vulnerable, for reasons that are laid out in this report.
- Read more: https://www.earthday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/BVP-Report.pdf
Microplastics in indoor environment
- The problem of microplastics associated with an exponentially growing production of plastics is becoming one of the most concerning issues of the 21st century. microplastics in the terrestrial environment especially in indoor air environment.
- Read more: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2213343722002329
Plastic Transition roadmap
- Plastics Europe published a roadmap to redesign the European plastics system – the ‘Plastics Transition’ roadmap.
- Read more: https://plasticseurope.org/changingplasticsforgood/the-plastics-transition/