Exposure to chemicals found in common plastics can increase health risks at all stages of life, new research has found. by University of Adelaide international research organization JBI and Australian philanthropic charity Minderoo Foundation has raised concerns about the impacts of plastic-associated chemicals along the entire human life span. The work is published in the journal .
Review of the available evidence found bisphenol A (BPA), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) can be linked to including miscarriage, low birth weights, obesity, blood pressure issues, asthma, bronchitis, precocious puberty, endometriosis, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. JBI Director of Synthesis Science Associate Professor Edoardo Aromataris and team, working in close collaboration with experts in plastics and plastic associated chemicals from the Minderoo Foundation Dr. Sarah Dunlop and Dr.
Christos Symeonides, analyzed 52 systematic reviews featuring about 1.5 million people. "Consistent, statistically significant (95%) evidence was found for harm across a wide range of health outcomes for each of the classes," said Associate Professor Aromataris.
"None of the plastic-associated chemicals examined in the umbrella review can be considered safe, with multiple harmful health effects linked to each chemical class." Dr. Symeonides said the findings strengthen calls for domestic and international efforts to regulat.