2024 AIChE Annual Meeting
(361d) Health Effects of Microplastics and Nanoplastics on Humans
Authors
Robert Peters - Presenter, UNIV OF ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM
Jeffrey Seay, University of Kentucky
Teresa Murray, Louisiana Tech University
Joan G. Lynam, Louisiana Tech University
Plastics are ubiquitous in the environment. There have been increasing reports of adverse health effects reported on humans, mammals, and the ecosystem. This paper addresses the impact on human health associated with microplastics and nanoplastics, based on reported health effects provided in the technical and scientific literature.