Dr. Phoebe Stapleton quoted in Consumer Reports

Assistant Professor Phoebe Stapleton is quoted in an upcoming Consumer Reports article about exposure to plastics: “It’s … possible that nanoplastic particles might create a systemic inflammatory response, according to Phoebe Stapleton, Ph.D., an assistant professor of pharmacology and toxicology at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J. Her research has previously shown that inhaled metal particles can harm the cardiovascular health of a developing fetus. And her animal research has also confirmed that when a mother breathes in nanoplastics, the particles can be found in many places inside the fetus. “We know that after exposure, the plastic particles are everywhere we look,” Stapleton says. “We don’t know yet what those particles are doing once they’re deposited there.” Article is available online:  https://www.consumerreports.org/health-wellness/how-to-eat-less-plastic-microplastics-in-food-water/