Potential Artifacts and Control Experiments in Toxicity Tests of Nanoplastic and Microplastic Particles

Originally delivered Oct 24, 2022
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Potential Artifacts and Control Experiments in Toxicity Tests of Nanoplastic and Microplastic Particles

Presentation Abstract

To fully understand the potential ecological and human health risks from nanoplastics and microplastics (NMPs) in the environment, it is critical to make accurate measurements. However, a broad range of measurement artifacts and biases are possible when testing their potential toxicity. For example, highly toxic antimicrobials and surfactants may be present in commercially available NMP dispersions. Therefore, control measurements are needed to assess potential artifacts. This can reduce the likelihood of false positive and false negative results and more accurately elucidate the potential ecological and human health risks of NMPs.

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Dr. Elijah J. Petersen

Elijah J. Petersen completed his PhD at the University of Michigan in Environmental Engineering in 2007. Then, he completed postdocs at the University of Joensuu (Finland) on a Fulbright scholarship and then the University of Michigan before joining NIST as a National Research Council postdoctoral fellow. He is a staff scientist in the Cell Systems Science group in the Biosystems and Biomaterials division. His research currently focuses on the development of robust, reproducible toxicity test methods with a focus on in vitro test methods and methods for plastic particles. He is an...Read more

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