Praise for Political Strategy Archives - Plastic Health Coalition

Microplastics Are Found Outside in Nature and Inside the Body—but Evidence of Health Risks Is Inconclusive

The Great Decline: Shanna Swan On The Worldwide Drop In Fertility

It’s Literally Raining ‘Forever Chemicals’, And The Storm Could Last For Decades

Bottled Water: How Pure Is It?

European teenagers are high – on PFAS

Viruses survive in fresh water by ‘hitchhiking’ on plastic, study finds

Microplastics discovered in the blood of livestock

Antibiotics from plastics! Study reveals use of microplastics in water bodies

Ocean Plastic Could Be Used to Create New Antibiotics

Microplastics Found in Human Lungs: What Does It Mean for Our Health?

Deadly Pathogens Travel From Land to Sea on Microplastics, Study Finds

How microplastics in agrochemicals are affecting our soils, our food, and our future

Disease-causing parasites can hitch a ride on plastics

Scientists discover new ‘plastic-loving’ bacteria

Microplastics and pollution combine to become much more toxic: study

Microplastics permeate seafood across southern Australia

Microplastics have officially been found in our bodies. Here’s what that means for human health.

Microplastics in the human body: what we know and don’t know

Microplastics found deep in lungs of living people for first time

Health risk due to micro- and nanoplastics in food

99% of Humans are breathing air that exceeds air pollution limits and that ‘threatens their health’

Microplastics found in human bloodstream

Health risk due to micro- and nanoplastics in food

Microplastics found in human blood for first time

The types of plastics families should avoid

A plastic chemical you can’t escape is linked to cancer in children

Plastic poisoning the well – World Water Day 22 March

Researchers associate diet and microplastics with EDC exposure

Plastic-free ‘submarine’ helps Queensland scientists find if nanoplastics are inside us

The world has one big chance to fix plastics

Minderoo Foundation and UQ lab to detect and measure tiny plastic particles in the human body

Microplastics plus organic pollutants equals 10 times the toxicity, study finds

Microplastics from car tires are choking out life in freshwater ecosystems

Chemical pollution has passed safe limit for humanity, say scientists

The Problem With & Solution to Tampon Fibre Loss

Impossible to prevent children from ingesting microplastics

The effects of plastic BPA and Phthalates in the body

Chemicals in plastics may be a driver of weight gain, study finds

Zero pollution in drinking water: Endocrine-disrupting chemicals on new watch list of pollutants

EHHI calls for sweeping policy changes with its new report on plastics and microplastics

Businesses send powerful signal to UN on need for legally binding plastic pollution treaty

“We’re 15 years too late”: Endocrine-disrupting plastic additive BPA is still in everything

Pervasive microplastics are damaging your cells

People with IBD have more microplastics in their feces, study says

Court win: Game over for plastics lobby in BPA human health impacts case

Human exposure to chemicals in artificial turf

New global studies show health threats throughout the plastics supply chain

Microplastic pollution in soil spells trouble for food safety

‘We are ingesting microplastics at levels consistent with harmful effects’

NGO studies find widespread chemical contamination in plastic pellets around the world

Microplastics cause damage to human cells, study shows

The microplastics we’re ingesting are likely affecting our cells

How microplastics contribute to antibiotic resistance

Study finds Lake Ontario fish have plastic particles in their flesh

‘Disastrous’ plastic use in farming threatens food safety – UN

Plastics in soil threatens food security, health, and environment: FAO

Study adds to evidence linking plastics, antibiotic resistance

A new harmful property of microplastics: how does it raise cholesterol?

How do microplastics attack the brain?

Microplastics aren’t just a problem for the ocean — they’re in our soils too

Microplastics enter the brain and weaken its immune defenses

100x more microplastics being inhaled than previously predicted

Plastic pollution in the air can make allergies and diabetes worse, major study finds

Foetuses can be affected by microplastics, scientists find

Microplastics are everywhere: land, sea and air

Here’s something you can’t ignore, says tampon plastics activist

Microplastics: what you don’t see that may be harmful

Synthetic chemical in consumer products linked to early death, study finds

Report from Coalition Partner CIEL – Formosa Plastics Group: Serial Offender of Environmental and Health Human Rights

Growing threat of e-waste affecting millions of children worldwide, WHO warns

Baby poop is loaded with microplastics

Another step towards a UN plastics treaty

Plastic waste is the next asbestos – WHO should declare it a public health emergency

Infographic: Harmful chemicals in food packaging may hamper the circular economy

The Story of Plastic (Emmy-Nominated Documentary available for a limited time)

Supermarkets could face legal action for failure to act on plastic

Study finds UV stabilizers with endocrine-disrupting potential in plastics

Microplastic pollution poses significant problems for drinking water

If you wear makeup you are most likely eating plastic

Sunlight can break down marine plastic into tens of thousands of chemical compounds

Microplastics Can Accumulate and Transport Harmful Metals in the Environment

New research to focus on how irregularly shaped microplastic particles affect living cells

Plastic debris in soil aids growth of dangerous fungi

Fungi-Infested Plastics Pose Health Threat

Plastic accumulation in seafood increases risk of dangerous bacteria

Your Immune System Can’t Deal With the Plastic You’re Eating

Plastic and Fertility: “Most couples may have to use assisted reproduction by 2045”

Oil and chemical industry lobbying against landmark global rules on microplastic chemicals

Webinar: Why microplastics are not THE whole story

Urbanization drives antibiotic resistance on microplastics in Chinese river

‘Historic moment’: Legal experts unveil new definition of ecocide

Toxic Chemicals in Plastic Waste Poisoning People in Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe & Latin America

Children under six inhale around three times more microplastics than the average adult

Soaring e-waste affects the health of millions of children, WHO warns

New research reveals high levels of microplastics in UK homes

EU project to investigate impact and consequences of micro and nanoplastics on human health

How PFAS chemicals affect women, pregnancy and human development

Living near fracking wells is linked to higher rate of heart attacks: study

Turkey to ban plastic waste imports

We’re All Ingesting Microplastics at Home; Here’s How to Reduce Your Risk

Study finds alarming levels of ‘forever chemicals’ in US mothers’ breast milk

Plastic now considered toxic under Canadian environmental law

Podcast: Australian researchers find “potentially dangerous” microplastic contamination in rice

Nanoplastics and other harmful pollutants found within disposable face masks

Regulators missing pollution’s effect on marine life, study finds

Escalating Chemical Production Threatens Aquatic Food Chain

Easy access to health and toxicology data on PFAS

Plastic Is Falling From the Sky. But Where’s It Coming From?

Airborne plastic pollution ‘spiralling around the globe’, study finds

Chemical cocktail found in face masks

Cotton masks best at slowing Covid spread, says US study

Microplastics can enrich antibiotic-resistant bacteria and pathogens in municipal activated sludge

Pathogens can hitch rides on microplastics

Plastic particles pass from mothers into foetuses, rat study shows

Inhalable textile microplastic fibers impair airway epithelial growth

Groups want fracking waste included in Pa. health study

Women, Chemicals and the SDGs

Fractured: The body burden of living near fracking

Huge, Global Study of Plastic Toys Finds Over 100 Substances That May Harm Children

It’s not just oceans: scientists find plastic is also polluting the air

Microplastics in textiles may damage lung cells – extra risk with COVID-19, experts warn

You are what you eat: Microplastics in the feces of young men living in Beijing

Chemicals in plastics damage babies’ brains and must be banned immediately, expert group says

What are sperm telling us?

Microplastics and human health

Plastic recycling results in rare metals being found in children’s toys and food packaging

Impact of Microplastics and Nanoplastics on Human Health

More research into the effects of microplastics on health

Investigations of acute effects of polystyrene and polyvinyl chloride micro- and nanoplastics in an advanced in vitro triple culture model of the healthy and inflamed intestine

Toxic chemicals threaten humanity’s ability to reproduce

Children’s playgrounds are a source of toxic microplastics

Finally, a win for villagers

Polystyrene microplastics cause granulosa cells apoptosis and fibrosis in ovary through oxidative stress in rats

A review of data for quantifying human exposures to micro and nanoplastics and potential health risks

Nanoplastics alter intestinal microbiome and threaten human health

Op-ed: How the FDA ignores the law when approving new chemical additives to food

Plastic is blowing in wind

Local Scientists Show Link Between Ocean Pollution And Illness

The concerning information this study just revealed about mussels

3D printers are toxic to humans as they emit tiny plastic particles that can cause lung damage — with children under nine most at risk, experts warn

EU court overrules plastics lobby, confirms BPA dangerous for wildlife

Plastic waste poisons the food chain in Kenya and Tanzania

The poison found in everyone, even unborn babies – and who is responsible for it

FPF launches database on food brand and retailer packaging initiatives

Plastics Pose a Threat to Human Health

Cosmetics, cellphones, guitar strings: where we found ‘forever chemicals’

Plasticenta: First evidence of microplastics in human placenta

Environmental exposure enhances the internalization of microplastic particles into cells

Amazon announces ban on toxic chemicals and plastics in food packaging

PFAS chemical associated with severe COVID-19

Toxic PFAS chemicals discovered in hundreds of products

Plastics in the spotlight

Tax chemicals industry to help curb pollution internationally, experts propose

FPF publishes food contact chemicals database

Assessment of Human Health Risks Posed by Nano-and Microplastics Is Currently Not Feasible

Neurotoxic potential of polystyrene nanoplastics in primary cells originating from mouse brain

Indonesian study into health risks of microplastics

The Harmful Chemical Lurking in Your Children’s Toys

Microplastics and other harmful substances released from disposable paper cups into hot water

Phthalates and Autistic Traits: Exploring the Association between Prenatal Exposures and Child Behavior

Estimation of the mass of microplastics ingested – A pivotal first step towards human health risk assessment

IIT study cites risk of plastic contamination in drinking tea from disposable paper cups

Turning the plastic tide: how upgraded chemicals regulations are piece and parcel of addressing the plastics challenge

Micro- and nanoplastic induced cellular toxicity in mammals: A review

Babies ingest 1.6 million microplastics daily through bottle-feeding

COVID-19 and Chemicals

‘Toxic’ label will spur wake-up to impact of plastics on health: experts

Dust from your old furniture likely contains harmful chemicals—but there’s a solution

Exposure to man-made chemicals influences genes controlling aging, immune system and metabolism

EU’s Chemicals Strategy plans actions on FCMs

Concern mounts over impact of toxic “forever chemicals” in the Arctic

Green Deal: Commission adopts new Chemicals Strategy towards a toxic-free environment

California bans PFAS firefighting foams

UN convention chief calls for substitution of toxic plastic additives

Toxins in plastic blamed for health, environment hazards

Lack of Key Considerations in FDA Food Chemical Safety Process Leaves Consumers at Risk of Chronic Diseases

The chemical BPA is widespread on beaches around the world

Did the White House stop the EPA from regulating PFAS?

Pthalates, linked to hormonal disregulation, found in baby diapers: study

Scientific bundle on plastic nanofibers and microfibers

FDA must do more to regulate thousands of chemicals added to your food, petitioners say

EU agency sets limit on PFAS in food

Effects and Mechanisms of Phthalates’ Action on Reproductive Processes and Reproductive Health: A Literature Review

How washing your clothes harms the environment… and your health

Turning the plastic tide: New HEAL report puts the spotlight on how chemicals in plastic are putting our health at risk

Microplastics in farm soils: A growing concern

Will the EU blow the whistle on 100,000 toxic sports pitches?

This Chemical Can Impair Fertility, but It’s Hard to Avoid

Microplastic particles now discoverable in human organs

High BPA levels linked to 49% greater risk of death within 10 years, study says

Microplastics might transfer pathogens to farmed seafood

Research reveals microplastic content levels in seafood

A third of microplastic pollution in the oceans come from fibres shed by synthetic fabrics

Bacterial Pathogens: Study Shows Alarming Variety Of Contaminants Including Human Bacterial Pathogens Found In Seafood From Andaman Sea

Microplastics transport metallic pollutants

How one environmentalist set out to detect microplastics in his own body

More bad news for BPA: Novel analysis adds to evidence of chemical’s health effects

‘Plastic rain’ poses health and environmental risks, could COVID be among them?

Lobster Larvae Harmed by Microplastics at All Stages of Life

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in blood plasma – Results of the German Environmental Survey for children and adolescents 2014–2017

Sunscreens for children – Too many ingredients of concern

Microplastics release phthalate esters and cause aggravated adverse effects in the mouse gut

Plastic Pollution: A Human Crisis

Protective gear could expose firefighters to PFAS

Scientific Basis for Managing PFAS as a Chemical Class

European Parliament environment committee demands a health-first approach to EU chemicals strategy

Save the date: The Plastic Health Summit gets a sequel!

Websites failing to protect consumers from toxic plastic toys

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27 Dec 2018