No matter where you are on our planet or what you do, you are now exposed to micro and nanoplastics. There are many pathways of these particles into our bodies, organs, and even our brain and heart. This VCC aim to provide comprehensive trusted information on the potential health impacts of the ubiquitous plastic pollution we have created in less than 70 years. We aim to build awareness, facilitate understanding, find solutions, built capacity, and reduce the impacts of plastics on environment and health. The images is from Zhang and You (2024, DOI: 10.102/acs.est.4c00010).
[Feb 27, 2024] Microplastics accumulation in human placental specimens: “If we are seeing effects on placentas, then all mammalian life on this planet could be impacted. That’s not good.” Prof Matthew Campen, University of New Mexico, US. See the Guardian article by Damien Carrington published on 27 Feb 2024.
[Apr 25, 2026] The Plastic Detox: Jack Seale made strong points about the danger of plastic pollution in his review of the Netflix documentary “The Plastic Detox”. The title of the review published in the Guardian says it all: “The Plastic Detox review – a film so terrifying you will want to change your life immediately.”
[Jun 04, 2026] ‘An equal and habitable world is possible’: This is what the Global Justice Report published today makes very clear. Read the article by Jonathan Watts in the Guardian as an introduction. While this equal and habitable world is still possible, it is very unlikely that we will transition to this world as long as greedy and unethical billionaires supported by governments they own compete to be the first trillionaire. The report underlines that the fight for an equal and habitable world has to be a fight against a system that rewards extraction and depletion of all resources and requires infinitely growing consumption devouring the Earth's life-support system; a system designed to increase inequality and sustain the exploitation of almost all to serve the greed of a few!
[May 28, 2026] No King Day on June 14, 2026: The No Kings movement has announced a nationwide event on June 14, 2026, directly counter-programming the 80th birthday celebrations for Donald Trump and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bout on the south lawn of the White House.
