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EU Horizon 2020 project researching early life health impacts of micro- and nanoplastics

Katılım Nisan 2021
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#PlasticsTreaty It’s extremely worrying to hear about intimidation and harassment of scientists by industry at #INC4. The #right2science requires protection for scientists. There should be zero tolerance for industry misconduct.
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👩‍🔬 Looking back on two days packed with scientific collaboration and engaging discussions: The recent annual AURORA project meeting in Prague made clear how much progress we have made since the project’s launch three years ago! 💯 ➡️ Read more: auroraresearch.eu/aurora-partner…
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🆕 A newly developed analysis technique found up to 240,000 plastic fragments per liter present in bottled drinking water💧 90% of these were nanoplastics, and the measured levels exceed previous estimates by at least a factor of 10. Read more ➡️ auroraresearch.eu/studies-review…
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Two recent studies have associated microplastic exposure with cancer: ➡️ New research links PVC microplastics to liver toxicity and lung cancer. ➡️ Scientists find polystyrene nanoplastics may accelerate ovarian cancer growth Learn more 👉 auroraresearch.eu/two-studies-as…
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🥼 A recent article finds the presence of microplastics and plastic additives in the placenta and amniotic fluid of ten women who experienced premature births. While association cannot be clearly made, more research is warranted. Read more ➡️ auroraresearch.eu/scientists-det…
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New #research reveals that polystyrene #nanoplastics have the potential to impact the activation of genes associated with inflammation and iron homeostasis, as observed in experiments conducted on perfused human placental tissue. 🧬🔬 👉 Learn more: auroraresearch.eu/nanoplastics-a…
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