Dutch researchers studying the effect of microplastics on human health speak about their alarming preliminary results during the Nieuwsuur broadcast on September 29th, 2019. Nieuwsuur is one of the main news programs on Dutch television. Dr. Fransien van Dijk discusses how nylon microfibers hamper the development of airways. Assistant professor Nienke Vrisekoop speaks about human immune cells attacking microplastics, but as a result, they end up dying.
