EPA takes steps to regulate microplastics in drinking water – CBS News Watch CBS News The Environmental Protection Agency is adding microplastics to its priority list of pollutants. Dr. Celine Gounder explains the timeline of enforcing limits and the risks of microplastics. Source link
The Department of Health and Human Services will is introducing a first-of-its-kind program to study microplastics and the effect they have on the human body, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday. Kennedy said the $144 million national program will be called STOMP, which stands for “Systemic Targeting of MicroPlastics.” The program will bring … Read more
In a new study, researchers found microplastics deep inside prostate cancer tumors, raising more questions about the role the ubiquitous pollutants play in public health. The findings — which come from a small study of 10 men — were presented Monday at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s Genitourinary Cancers Symposium and have not yet … Read more