For decades, scientists believed that plastics were some of the safest materials around. Their long chemical chains, companies and researchers believed, wouldn’t react with food, water or — perhaps most importantly — the human body.
Phoebe Stapleton's Publication on Microplastics Cited in Washington Post
Phoebe Stapleton Ph.D.
The research from scientists at Columbia University shows that when water is exposed to tiny microplastics, it releases highly reactive chemicals. These chemicals, known as reactive oxygen species (ROS), are known to contribute to heart disease, cancer and neurological diseases like Alzheimer’s.
Phoebe Stapleton’s Publication:
Intrinsic physicochemical activity at microplastic–water interfaces
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(Source: Wahington Post – October 25, 2026)
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