A scientific perspective on microplastics in nature and society

Bart Koelmans; Sabine Phal; Thomas  Backhaus; Filipa Bessa; Geert van Calster; Nadja Contzen; Richard Cronin; Tamara Galloway; Andy Hart; Lesley Henderson; Gabriela  Kalčíková; Frank  Kelly; Bartłomiej  Kołodziejczyk; Elda Marku; Wouter  Poortinga; Matthias  Rillig; Erik  Van Sebille; Linda  Steg; Josef  Steidl; Julia  Steinhorst; Kristian Syberg; Richard  Thompson; Martin  Wagner; Annemarie  van Wezel; Stephanie  Wright; Kayleigh  Wyles

doi:10.26356/microplastics

A scientific perspective on microplastics in nature and society

Bart Koelmans, Sabine Phal, Thomas Backhaus, Filipa Bessa, Geert van Calster, Nadja Contzen, Richard Cronin, Tamara Galloway, Andy Hart, Lesley Henderson, Gabriela Kalčíková, Frank Kelly, Bartłomiej Kołodziejczyk, Elda Marku, Wouter Poortinga, Matthias Rillig, Erik Van Sebille, Linda Steg, Josef Steidl, Julia SteinhorstKristian Syberg, Richard Thompson, Martin Wagner, Annemarie van Wezel, Stephanie Wright, Kayleigh Wyles

Publikation: Bog/antologi/afhandling/rapport › Rapport › Forskning › peer review

Abstract

The report comprehensively examines the best available evidence from the natural sciences and computer modelling, as well as social, political and behavioural sciences. Its key conclusions are:

Microplastics — tiny particles under 5mm in length — are already present across air, soil and sediment, freshwaters, seas and oceans, plants and animals, and in several components of the human diet.
These particles come from a variety of sources, including plastic products, textiles, fisheries, agriculture, industry and general waste.
In controlled experiments, high concentrations of these particles have been shown to cause physical harm to the environment and living creatures, including inducing inflammation and stress.
However, the concentration levels measured in many real-world locations are well below this threshold — though there are also limitations in the measurement methods currently available.
Meanwhile, in other parts of the environment, there is no reliable evidence about the levels or effects of these particles. This is true especially of nanoplastics, which are very difficult to measure and evaluate.

Originalsprog	Engelsk

Forlag	SAPEA
Antal sider	176
ISBN (Trykt)	978-3-9820301-0-4
DOI	https://doi.org/10.26356/microplastics
Status	Udgivet - 2019

Navn	Evidence Review Report
Nummer	4

Bibliografisk note

Informs the forthcoming Scientific Opinionof the European Commission Group of Chief Scientific Advisors

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Koelmans, B., Phal, S., Backhaus, T., Bessa, F., van Calster, G., Contzen, N., Cronin, R., Galloway, T., Hart, A., Henderson, L., Kalčíková, G., Kelly, F., Kołodziejczyk, B., Marku, E., Poortinga, W., Rillig, M., Van Sebille, E., Steg, L., Steidl, J., ... Wyles, K. (2019). A scientific perspective on microplastics in nature and society. SAPEA. Evidence Review Report Nr. 4 https://doi.org/10.26356/microplastics

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