Mⓐrtin Wⓐgner
@martiwag.bsky.social
Plastics, people, planet. Hunting down toxic chemicals and #microplastics, sciencing for an ambitious #plasticstreaty.
Excellent use of our PlastChem work in this @washingtonpost.com piece on chemicals in food contact materials. Love your data viz and explainer of a complex issue @shannonosaka.bsky.social and @naemas.bsky.social. #plasticpollution #plasticstreaty www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
These kitchen items may be contaminating your food with chemicals
See the thousands of plastic chemicals in what we eat.
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Mark the date and get ready: MICRO 2026 is happening (yes, it’s official!) and we want you all to join us in beautiful Cádiz from 12–16 October 2026 for a fantastic week of plastic science and community. micro2026.sciencesconf.org
MICRO 2026 Plastic Pollution from Macro to nano - Sciencesconf.org
Welcome to MICRO 2026
micro2026.sciencesconf.org
When searching for papers today, I learned that Environmental Health Perspectives, one of the best journals on public health, has disappeared due to lack of NIH funding. It is shocking to see a good journal die (diamond OA, no fees, excellent editors) while bad ones seem to multiply by the hour.
Need to look at the risk assessment they did but excited to see some work linking atmospheric #microplastics to health!
Dr. Melanie Bergmann@melaniebergma18.bsky.social · 8mo ago💨 New study reports 0.6±0.2 µg/m3 #microplastics in the air of Leipzig, Germany 🛞 Tyre wear particles accounted for 65% of #plastics, followed by PVC, PE, PET 🫁 Inhalation of 2.1 µg/day of these may increase human cardiopulmonary mortality by 9% & lung cancer mortality by 13% doi.org/10.1038/s432...
Recommended read: Some thought-provoking arguments for the #plasticstreaty crowd in here, e.g., that a production cap would benefit producers in addition to climate and nature.
@jmsimonl.bsky.social · 8mo agoAfter 10+ years of plastic policies, EU #circularity is flat. Why? Uncoordinated oversupply kills recycling economics &plastic production in the EU. Solution: Regional Circularity Hubs—each region regulates supply, recycles locally, creates stable prices. open.substack.com/pub/jmsimon/...
I'm really looking forward to participating in this @nature.com conference on "Microplastics: an emerging threat to human and planetary health" 📆 18th Nov 📍London ⬇️ Details & registration natureconferences.streamgo.live/microplastic... #microplastics #onehealth #plasticpollution #PlasticTreaty
Microplastics: an emerging threat to human and planetary health
Microplastics (MPs), along with the chemicals they release, are pervasive and persistent contaminants in ecosystems worldwide. Increasingly, MPs are also being detected throughout the human body.Scien...
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Informativ artikkel med blant andre @martiwag.bsky.social om hva plastforskere unngår i sine egne liv: - Å varme mat i plast. - Klær av plastmaterialer. - Kjøkkenutstyr med plast og teflon. - Engangsplast som kaffekopper og matemballasje når det er mulig. www.tv2.no/nyheter/inne...
Dette unngår plastforskerne helt
Hvor farlig er egentlig mikroplast og kjemikalier fra plasten vi omgir oss med? Vi spurte forskerne hva de selv har sluttet helt med.
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"While scientists need to recognize the limits of what they can contribute... they must be involved in the policy process now more than ever. Attempts to exclude them- whether by external forces or by self-censorship-deprive society of an important resource"
Science and policy: Crossing the boundary - Dale Jamieson, Naomi Oreskes, Michael Oppenheimer, 2015
Because of their specific knowledge, scientists are well positioned to identify environmental threats to humankind, sound the alarm, and propose and comment, at...
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In case you are close to London, here is a half-day event on #microplastics on 18th of November. Organized by @nature.com. natureconferences.streamgo.live/microplastic...
Microplastics: an emerging threat to human and planetary health
Microplastics (MPs), along with the chemicals they release, are pervasive and persistent contaminants in ecosystems worldwide. Increasingly, MPs are also being detected throughout the human body.Scien...
natureconferences.streamgo.live
We make a similar argument here: that the UN won't be able to deliver ambitious plastics treaty. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
UN politics won’t deliver an ambitious plastics treaty
Negotiators again failed to finalize the text for a global plastics treaty in Geneva in August 2025. The talks exposed two harsh truths. Consensus on the treaty text, where no state formally objects, ...
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„Obesity rates continue to rise globally, and the pressure exerted by food systems on planetary boundaries shows no signs of abating.“ Plastics are the key enabler of globalized food systems… https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)01201-2/
The EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy, sustainable, and just food systems
The global context has shifted dramatically since publication of the first EAT–Lancet Commission in 2019, with increased geopolitical instability, soaring food prices, and the COVID-19 pandemic exacer...
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The fabulous @anjakrieger.bsky.social has dropped a new episode of the Plastisphere podcast - this time with Jane Muncke and myself pondering over the issue of plastic chemicals and, well, capitalism. Enjoy! #plasticpollution #plasticstreaty soundcloud.com/plastisphere...
Plastic Chemicals - A Toxic Relationship and How We Can Start Fixing It
In this episode, we’re taking a deep dive into plastic chemicals and their impacts on human and environmental health. You’ll learn why it’s not such a great idea to put plastic containers into your di
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After the Geneva round of the #PlasticsTreaty talks ended without a deal, troubling questions are being raised about the role played by @unep.org Executive Director Inger Andersen — and an apparent bid to topple the Committee’s elected Chair medium.com/points-of-or...
Palace intrigues
The plastics treaty talks in Geneva ended without a deal. As negotiators weigh their options about the way forward, troubling questions are…
medium.com
Glad this finally comes to light! UNEP and its Exec Director Inger Anderson have played a questionable role throughout the INC process but even the prospect of them staging a coup against the Chair is deeply concerning. #plasticstreaty https://medium.com/points-of-order/palace-intrigues-e158a369e296
Palace intrigues
The plastics treaty talks in Geneva ended without a deal. As negotiators weigh their options about the way forward, troubling questions are…
medium.com
"...We are making & discarding so much plastic that it has become a substantial component of the global carbon cycle..." Aron Stubbins (The Plastics Center at Northeastern University) on Pang et al's piece on plastics & the marine carbon cycle in NatureSustainability www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Plastics in the marine carbon cycle - Nature Sustainability
Marine plastic pollution is a growing problem threatening ocean ecosystems. Now research explores how these plastics may be impacting the ocean’s ability to offset anthropogenic carbon emissions.
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🧪 ECHA has started a Call for Evidence for Substances in packaging/packaging waste. 🗓️ Open consultation deadline: 28.10.25 Please contribute papers and other evidence, as there will probably be many submissions with #ConflictsOfInterest. ➡️Details here: echa.europa.eu/cfe-substanc... #plastic
Call for Evidence for Substances in packaging and packaging waste - ECHA
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In a new interview, journalist Saabira Chaudhuri explains how the plastics industry persuaded consumers to embrace disposability — no matter the costs.
Inside the Plastics Industry Playbook: Delay, Deny, and Distract
In an interview with e360, Saabira Chaudhuri, author of a new book on the history of the plastics industry, discusses how petrochemical companies worldwide have molded consumers to embrace convenience...
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What can we learn from the pioneers who started the citizen science beach cleanup movement? I wrote about the lessons we can learn from their plastics activism for the conversation.
The Conversation UK@uk.theconversation.com · 11mo agoIn the 1980s, beach cleanups were envisaged as citizen science, aimed squarely at industrial pollution.
The larger strategy has many names: disinformation playbook here, manufactured doubt in my field. The result is always the same: scientists and science are being harmed by actors with vested interest and so are health and the environment. #plasticstreaty
Dr. Aaron Thierry@thierryaaron.bsky.social · 11mo ago"Five tactics used by industry to undermine science. The disinformation playbook tactics are employed by industry during the scientific process and the science-based decision-making process" link.springer.com/article/10.1...
"Single-use plastic was never inevitable. It was a business decision," writes Saabira Chaudhuri. Good reminder of manufactured demand. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/o...
Opinion | Throwaway Plastic Has Corrupted Us
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Excellent reporting on endocrine disrupting chemicals in plastics. Some of them suggested for a global ban under a future #plasticstreaty.
Shannon Osaka@shannonosaka.bsky.social · 11mo agoFor the last several months, I've been digging through endless scientific literature on what happens when pregnant mothers are exposed to plastic chemicals in their food, water, and everyday household products. The result is this story. I hope you'll take the time to read. wapo.st/4g3ZoFc
Baby steps are better than none… #plasticpollution www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australian ban on fish-shaped plastic soy sauce dispensers a world first
South Australian law on single-use plastic packaging coming into force on 1 September will ban polyethylene containers known as shoyu-tai in Japan
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Podcast alert 🔔 Our recap of the #plasticstreaty negotiations - with @arharrington1.bsky.social m.soundcloud.com/plastisphere...
How [Not] to Make a Plastics Treaty - What really happened in Geneva?
Play How [Not] to Make a Plastics Treaty - What really happened in Geneva? by Plastisphere Podcast on desktop and mobile. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud.
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In the brutal heat in Geneva [and the #plasticstreaty negotiations], everybody seems in desperate need of some cooling down.
Some hope needed for #plasticstreaty negotiations. This on is a piece of art I found at the UN premisses this morning.
Many winding paths unfold in the #plasticstreaty negotiations. This one leads to the Swiss Ceramic and Glass Museum right next to UN compound. Why not take a little break to contemplate other materials?
Hi #INC5 — it’s 1925 calling — Did you know that in 1925, Bakelite ran this ad copy in the Sat. Evening Post: "Under water for six months -- and still alright." 4/25/1925 According to a 1931 US Tarriff Commission report, Bakelite Corp. spent $217,867 that year on advertising. #PlasticsTreaty
Just a reminder #plasticpollution is not a new issue. Scientists found plastic in birds in the 1960s and described ocean plastics in the early 1970s, with reports in media like the NYTimes and Washington Post. The #plastics industry knew. on.soundcloud.com/cjiLyn5fxSlU... #inc52 #plasticstreaty
The Discovery of Plastic Pollution
Plastic pollution seems to be a pretty new issue, right? In the past few years, the topic has been all over the media. But if you explore the history of science, it turns out that the problem really i
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This marvelous Sequoiadendron giganteum grows next to the UN building where the #plasticstreaty negotiations happen. Strong reminder that some things outlast us, not only plastics.
