From Plastics to the Micro-Nanoplastics Crisis: Emerging Evidence, Risks and Solutions

Micro-nanoplastics (MNPs) are emerging contaminants generated through the environmental degradation of plastics across their life cycle. Growing evidence of widespread contamination of our air, drinking water, food systems, and ecosystems highlights the inevitability of human exposure. Even more concerning, recent human biomonitoring studies have identified MNPs in human tissues and organs, including the placenta, blood, lung, brain, and liver. This seminar will highlight ongoing research efforts at the Rutgers Environmental Health Nanoscience and Advanced Materials Center (NAMC) focused on un