NASEM Eyes Novel Methods To Craft Occupational Limit For Microplastics

Members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s (NASEM) standing toxicology committee are calling for new approaches to testing the dangers of human exposure to micro- and nano-plastics, particularly in aging veterans -- tests they say could lead to first-time occupational exposure limits for the materials. The NASEM Committee on Toxicology’s Aug. 15 annual meeting included a session on military servicemembers’ exposures to microplastics and nanoplastics that focused heavily on potential tests that could gauge likely health effects...