Hi #INC4 👋 from 1966 when the film The Third Pollution was made about the build up of, among other things, plastic containers in landfills. Opens w/ the line “We might someday be known as the generation standing knee deep in garbage firing rockets at the moon.” #plasticstreaty

1/Good to read these encouraging words: „If anything, positions are becoming more entrenched, with an increasingly self-confident majority of countries advocating a treaty with product bans & other rules along “the full life cycle” of #plastics and… #INC4 medium.com/points-of-orde…

1/Today, doubts were expressed about the negative impacts of #microplastics . We invite #INC4 delegates to consult the ToMEx tool created by scientists to inform the development of health-based thresholds to support California legislations on water quality.
microplastics.springeropen.com/articles/10.11…

New paper out today...science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Lots to see and do at California EPA + California Natural Resources Agency's #EarthDay celebration where our boards and departments turned out to showcase their work and provide kids + their families with some hands on experience on how to protect our environment and our communities.

The #PlasticsTreaty needs to make sure that criteria and provisions address both fossil fuel-based and bio-based plastics. Hazardous chemicals are include in both types of plastics. New article from Alden Wicker Mongabay

#PlasticsTreaty #INC4

news.mongabay.com/2024/04/biopla…

New paper!
Primary Plastic Polymers: urgently needed upstream reduction
From a team of authors at the Scientists' Coalition for Effective PlasticsTreaty
#PPP #INC4 #PlasticsTreaty
bit.ly/3U8RHmG

Question: What do air pollution, the Wheel of Science & plant chemical tests have in common?

Answer: Inspiring the next generation of Junior Toxicologists, of course! 🏭 🎡 🌱

Thank you all for visiting our booth at California EPA & California Natural Resources Agency #EarthDay2024 !  🎉

As a #rockClimber and #toxicologist , this pre-print on #rubber additives and #microplastics in gyms really hits home!
'The invisible footprint of climbing shoes: high exposure to rubber additives in indoor facilities'
Thorsten Hüffer Thilo Hofmann
chemrxiv.org/engage/chemrxi…

California State Water Resources Control Board passes first-in-nation drinking water limits for Chromium 6, a.k.a. Erin Brockovich Contaminant Scott Coffin, Ph.D. Silvia Secchi David Cwiertny Dr. Kyla Bennett, PEER Ian Weissman, DO 💧 waterloop 💧 lisasorg Yale Environment 360 Environmental Litigation Network CommunityWaterCenter California Water Service ACWA
mercurynews.com/2024/04/17/cal…

Learn about science and actions on #microplastics from myself and other experts during this #EarthDay webinar hosted by American Geosciences Institute April 19 at 1pm EDT.

Also - if you miss the premiere and live Q&A, the videos will be available on YouTube.

youtube.com/watch?v=80Rya-…

🚨New world view piece published in nature by Mⓐrtin Wⓐgner 👇

We must protect the global plastics treaty from corporate interference

nature.com/articles/d4158…

#PlasticsTreaty #INC4 #PlasticPollution #BeatPlasticPollution

A global plastic treaty must cap production | Science science.org/doi/abs/10.112… #plasticstreaty #INC4 #plasticpollution

oaepublish.com/articles/wecn.…

Our new study finds: Semi-synthetic Rayon microfibers, may be not considered traditional #microplastics , pose risks in marine micropollution due to their toxicity in mussels and interaction with POPs like PCBs. 🌊🪡 doi.org/10.1016/j.jhaz… SDU Science Department of Biology at SDU DK Frie Forsk.fond

Microscopic plastics could raise risk of stroke and heart attack, study says theguardian.com/environment/20…

ICYMI, we just published two new papers on chemicals in #plastics in Environmental Science & Technology Journals:
Stevens et al. show that endocrine & metabolism disrupting chemicals are abundant in plastic food contact materials from 5 countries.
#plastics treaty #plasticpollution
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

California Senate Bill 1147 (introduced Feb, 2024) would require OEHHA to evaluate health impacts of #microplastics in #drinkingWater and #bottledWater , and establish testing requirements for #microplastics in #bottledWater