Microplastics

• La Environmental Protection Agency ha clasificado los microplásticos y los antidepresivos como contaminantes del agua potable, respondiendo a la defensa del movimiento MAHA y a las preocupaciones de salud pública. • La clasificación marca un paso regulatorio significativo en el abordaje de contaminantes emergentes en los suministros de agua de U.S. que han generado preocupación entre expertos en salud y defensores del medio ambiente. • La designación puede motivar futuras acciones regulatorias para establecer estándares de agua potable y requisitos de tratamiento para estas sustancias.

Proposal, a win for RFK Jr’s Maha movement, is a ‘first step’ toward tackling plastic pollution, advocates sayThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed on Thursday to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first time, a step that could lead to new limits on those substances for water utilities.Lee Zeldin, the EPA administrator, said they are responding to Americans who have worried about plastics and pharmaceuticals in their drinking water. The gesture also aims to hand a win to health secretary Robert FKennedy Jr’s Maha movement, which for months has pressured Zeldin to further crack down on environmental contaminants. Continue reading...

• Rice University's Baker Institute released a commentary by Rachel A. Meidl examining scientific evidence linking microplastics exposure to fertility issues amid sensational headlines. • The review highlights current peer-reviewed studies on human microplastics exposure levels, absorption mechanisms, and potential reproductive health effects in the US population. • Findings underscore gaps in long-term data, urging cautious interpretation of preliminary animal studies while calling for more rigorous human trials to assess real-world risks.