Everything You Should Know About Microplastics

from It's (Probably) Not Rocket Science · host The University of New Mexico

Microplastics have been found in human placentas, testicles, brains, and more, so what happens now? In this episode, we talk with ⁠Matthew Campen⁠, Regents’ Professor in the UNM Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, about what these findings mean for our health, how we can (or can't) find avoid microplastics, and what happens next. Then we hear from ⁠Eliane El Hayek⁠, Research Assistant Professor in the UNM Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, about ongoing research into the environmental impacts of plastics. Read more about microplastics research: ⁠Microplastics in Every Human Placenta, New UNM Health Sciences Research Discovers⁠ ⁠UNM Researchers Find Microplastics in Canine and Human Testicular Tissue⁠ ⁠Microplastics Make Their Way from the Gut to Other Organs, UNM Researchers Find⁠ ⁠Microplastics: Minimizing Exposure to An Invisible Health Threat⁠ Donate to the ⁠Pharmaceutical Sciences Department Activity Fund.⁠ Learn more about IPNRS and subscribe to the email newsletter on ⁠podcast.unm.edu.⁠

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