PC5 | From soil to supper: Plastics in your fields, waters, & lungs
From soil to supper: Plastics in your fields, waters, & lungs
Convener: Asmae Ourkiya
Wed, 30 Apr, 14:00–15:00 (CEST)
 
Press centre
Wed, 14:00
Microplastics are infiltrating every corner of our environment—from agricultural soils to the seafood we eat and even the air we breathe. This press conference brings together leading experts to reveal new research on the hidden dangers of plastic pollution and its impact on both human and environmental health.

A researcher will present findings on whether we are vastly underestimating microplastic emissions from agricultural soils, highlighting how plastic contamination in farming could be affecting food production and ecosystems. Another expert will discuss alarming levels of inhalable microplastics found in plastic and fiber factory workers, raising urgent questions about occupational health risks and regulatory gaps. Additionally, a scientist will explore how optimizing seafood consumption choices could help reduce human exposure to microplastics from marine sources.

Participants:

Sujith Ravi
1Earth and Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA United States

Guyu Peng
Department of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany

Speakers

  • Sujith Ravi, Temple University, United States of America
  • Guyu Peng, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ, Germany