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How to Assess Microplastics in Our Bodies? Scientists Have a Plan
The framework aims to reduce false positives by requiring multiple detection methods, transparency, and quality controls to clarify human microplastic exposure, proposed by 30 global scientists.
- On Tuesday, 30 scientists from 20 research institutions proposed a forensic-evidence methods framework published in the journal Environment & Health.
- Mounting criticism over contamination and methodological critiques prompted a high-profile Nature Medicine study to claim microplastics in brain tissue, sparking debate.
- The proposal adapts forensic-evidence weighing and offers multiple complementary analytical techniques, strict quality-control and raw-data release to avoid contamination and false positives.
- Researchers say the idea is already 'starting to gain momentum' among research laboratories, while authors note 'there is simply not enough evidence yet' on microplastics' health effects despite likely ingestion, Imperial College London researcher Leon Barron said.
- Detecting micro- and nanoplastics remains technically difficult, as pyrolysis-GC-MS can confuse fat with plastic, and scientists warn public disputes could derail efforts to assess harm.
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