LA Times publishes internal memos showing decades of industry knowledge
4Oct 26 6:00 AM · 13d ago · 1 article · 1 source · development 4 of 5
The Los Angeles Times reports that internal memos among chemical company scientists and executives, obtained by the paper, show the plastics industry has known about and been concerned by microplastic contamination of the human body for at least 50 years.
“Scientists and executives at major chemical companies have known and remained silent even as microplastics accumulated in tissues.”
Tracey Woodruff
Gerhard VolkheimerBerlin researcherMatthew CampenProfessor of pharmaceutical research, University of New MexicoTracey WoodruffProfessor of epidemiology, Stanford UniversityCraig DavisSenior director of plastics chemistry, American Chemistry Council
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