Obesity: Another Form of Plasticosis?
webmasterIn recent years, there has been a growing body of research that suggests a link between obesity and exposure to environmental chemicals. These chemicals, called “obesogens,” may predispose individuals to…
No. Plastic is not garbage.
The main problem and the original error in plastic pollution is that for years we have confused plastic with garbage, and consequently we have handled it as if it were…
What about the Numbers in the triangles?
The Plastic Identification Code is a system used to distinguish plastic products. This was done by the Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) in 1988, in order to promote and give…
Be cool, bring your bottle!
Humans are not addicted to plastic or pollution, but the issue of plastic consumption is a real one. We don’t buy plastic-packaged products simply because they are fun or because…
Plastics in Autoimmune/Inflammatory Syndrome Induced by Adjuvants (ASIA)
A panoply of unexplained subjective and autonomic-related symptoms is present in patients with ASIA syndrome. Small fiber neuropathy is an important clinical manifestation of ASIA. ASIA can be induced by…
Nanoplastics and Autism Spectrum Disorders
Using electron microscopy, the researchers found that polyethylene (PE) particles accumulate in the brain at concentrations of 1.43 mg/g after one week of exposure. Zaheer et al. hypothesized that the…
Plastic Islands
Sofía MorenoIn the world there are seven islands of plastic, which are the result of approximately 8 million tons of waste. These are floating dumps of waste, debris and plastic that…
Pupils research
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Target Organs
What body structures are attacked by micro and nanoplastics?What damage and by what mechanisms does it produce? Plastic brain Neurotoxicity of micro and nano plastics These effects may be related…
How does plastic get into our body?
We take microplastics They contaminate tap water all over the world. 81% of tap water samples tested worldwide contained microplastic particles with an average of 5.45 particles per liter. Most…