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Paper co-authored by Brian Buckley, Phil Demokritou, Phoebe Stapleton and Zhenning Yang Featured in Paper of The Month at NIEHS’s Environmental Factor (May 2023)

Facebook Twitter Youtube eohsi news and announcements Ingested Polystyrene Nanospheres Translocate to Placenta and Fetal Tissues in Pregnant Rats: Potential Health Implications Nanoplastics cross through placenta from mother to fetus in vivo Tiny plastic fragments ingested during pregnancy can cross the placenta to expose the unborn fetus, according to an NIEHS-funded study using rats. These […]

Posted at 3:19 pm May 4, 2023, in EPHB Division, EPHB News Items, Members in the News, News

Philip Demokritou, PhD, featured in New Scientist Online: Ingesting microplastics may increase fat absorption by 145 per cent

Facebook Twitter Youtube eohsi news and announcements Ingesting microplastics may increase fat absorption by 145 per cent Microplastics in our food and water may increase how much fat we digest and absorb, potentially heightening the risk of obesity, heart disease and other conditions associated with consuming too much fat. When plastics are degraded by sunlight, water, landfill incinerators […]

Posted at 1:05 pm April 3, 2023, in EPHB Division, EPHB News Items, Members in the News, News

Philip Demokritou, PhD, featured in numerous media outlets – “Plastic particles could cross over from mother to unborn fetus”

Facebook Twitter Youtube eohsi news and announcements Plastic particles could cross over from mother to unborn fetus EOHSI Member Philip Demokritou’s research on nano particles featured in Rutgers Today and multiple media outlets in the United Kingdom including The Daily Mail, The Times and Express The price we pay for living in an industrial civilization is […]

Posted at 10:36 am March 13, 2023, in EPHB Division, EPHB News Items, Members in the News, News

New Research Project Funded by NIFA/USDA

Facebook Twitter Youtube eohsi news and announcements New research Project funded by NIFA/USDA: Crop exposure to micro-nanoplastic (MNPs) and potential impact on human nutrition and health (PI: Dr Philip Demokritou) 170 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854 – 848-445-0200  Fax: 732-445-0131 Facebook Twitter Youtube Copyright © 2021, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Posted at 10:29 am February 14, 2023, in EPHB Division, EPHB News Items, News

 

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