Minderoo-Monaco Commission releases report on human, ocean health impacts of plastics
Plastics cause disease, impairment and premature mortality at every stage of their life cycle, disproportionately affecting vulnerable, low-income and minority communities.
The Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Plastics and Human Health, made up of leading researchers in healthcare, ocean science, and social science, recently released a report that quantifies the risks of plastic to all life on Earth. This is the first time that these fields have collaborated on a comprehensive analysis that shows how plastics are a hazard at every stage of their life cycle.
The report was led by scientists at the Minderoo Foundation, the Centre Scientifique de Monaco, Boston College. Researchers Mark Hahn and John Stegeman at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) were lead authors on a section that focused on the impacts of plastics on the ocean.