A UK knowledge transfer research project has been launched to examine the impact of microplastics on human health as a crucial forerunner to the regulatory powers needed to tackle plastic’s presence in our food and drinking water, reports the Chemical Industry Journal. The project will see the Water Research Centre use a chemical imaging system, incorporating quantum laser technology, to identify and classify the chemicals presents in the microplastics. This will identify chemicals that can impact key pathways of human disease. The risk to human health will be tested in relevant human tissue and in silico (computer) models as recommended by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
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