Donal Hickey: Plastic pollution linked to disease risk

Micro- and nanoplastics (MnPs) have been detected in lungs, blood, breast milk, placenta, and stool samples confirming that the particles enter the human body from the environment

People may be at increased risk from cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and chronic lung disease – as rising global levels of micro- and nanoplastics (MnPs) are absorbed into the human body, a new study reveals

The need to tackle plastics pollution at global level has been highlighted by a leading academic at University College Cork (UCC).

During the general election in Britain, the Plastics Network at the University of Birmingham campaigned for action by political parties and made recommendations for sustainable plastics policies.