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Jeroen E. Sonke PhD @jeroensonke.bsky.social · Aug 6

#PlasticPonzi
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Jeroen E. Sonke PhD @jeroensonke.bsky.social · Aug 4

Jeroen E. Sonke PhD @jeroensonke.bsky.social · Aug 4

Go @greenpeace.org
#PlasticPonzi ..spread the word.
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Methylmercury carbon isotope fractionation during biotic methylation by the bacterial BerOc1 strain - npj Clean Water

Jeroen E. Sonke PhD @jeroensonke.bsky.social · Aug 4

Luisa Malberti leads our new methyl#mercury #isotope study. We measure a 14 permil carbon isotope fractionation from C substrate to CH3Hg during biotic methylation. Another small step in using C isotopes to trace CH3Hg origins
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npj Clean Water - Methylmercury carbon isotope fractionation during biotic methylation by the bacterial BerOc1 strain

Measurements suggest we inhale 68,000 lung-penetrating microplastics daily in our homes and cars

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Magnus Løvold @magnuslovold.bsky.social · Jul 31

On 5 August, the final act of the #PlasticsTreaty negotiations resumes in Geneva.

The big question? Not what’s in the treaty, but whether negotiators will have the courage to move ahead without spoilers. 🧵

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Jeroen E. Sonke PhD @jeroensonke.bsky.social · Jul 31

Nadiia Yakovenko leads our new indoor #PM10 #microplastic human exposure study. Inhalation of 68000 fine MP per day is a major plastic additive infiltration route. #PlasticsTreaty #INC5.2 #PlasticPonzi solutions? Limit production, replace, manage waste... journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…
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Science X / Phys.org @sciencex.bsky.social · Jul 31

Air sampling in homes and cars indicates adults may inhale approximately 68,000 lung-penetrating microplastic particles daily, with over 90% of detected particles small enough to reach deep into the lungs. doi.org/g9vq77

New measurements of fine microplastic particles suspended in the air in homes and cars suggest that humans may be inhaling far greater amounts of lung-penetrating microplastics than previously thought.

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Jul 30

"The microplastic (MP) 1–10 μm exposure estimates are 100-fold higher than previous estimates that were extrapolated from larger MP sizes, and suggest that the health impacts of MP inhalation may be more substantial than we realize."
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Human exposure to PM10 microplastics in indoor air

The ubiquitous presence of airborne microplastics (MPs) in different indoor environments prompts serious concerns about the degree to which we inhale these particles and their potential impact on huma...

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Μarie-France Dignac #PlasticsTreaty @mfdignac.bsky.social · Jul 12

📄 Open Access in Cambridge Prisms: Plastics
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Why a strong global #plasticstreaty is essential for #agricultural systems, #food safety, food security and human #health

#INC5.2 #microplastics

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Why a strong global plastics treaty is essential for agricultural systems, food safety, food security and human health | Cambridge Prisms: Plastics | Cambridge Core

Why a strong global plastics treaty is essential for agricultural systems, food safety, food security and human health - Volume 3

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Thriving Sustainably @thrivesustainably.bsky.social · Jul 11

🔥 Powerful research calls plastic production a "Ponzi scheme" - benefits now, environmental costs later. Future generations face 6x higher microplastic exposure even under the best policies. Time to break the cycle at UN treaty talks this August. #PlasticTreaty #Microplastics #PlasticPollution

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Jeroen E. Sonke PhD @jeroensonke.bsky.social · Jul 10

#PlasticPonzi Scheme, our new comment ahead of Aug25 Geneva #INC5 #PlasticTreaty negotiations: Unsustainable plastic production is possible because economic activities are distanced, spatially and temporally, from environmental impacts
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Communications Earth & Environment @commsearth.nature.com · Jul 10

📣 npj emerging contaminants has launched its first content!

This new, open-access journal covers addressing the source-to-impact continuum, alongside innovations for detection and control of emerging contaminants.

👉Read a new comment on plastic pollution here:
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