Clarifying the absence of evidence regarding human health risks to microplastic particles in drinking-water: High quality robust data wanted

• T. Gouin,
• D. Cunliffe,
• J. De France,
• J. Fawell,
• P. Jarvis,
• A.A. Koelmans,
• P. Marsden,
• E.E. Testai,
• M. Asami,
• R. Bevan,
• R. Carrier,
• J. Cotruvo,
• A. Eckhardt,
• C.N. Ong

Affiliations

T. Gouin

TG Environmental Research, Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, UK; Corresponding author at: TG Environmental Research, 18 Wellpond Close, Sharnbrook MK44 1PL, UK.

D. Cunliffe

Department for Health and Wellbeing, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

J. De France

Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Health, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

J. Fawell

Cranfield Water Science Institute, Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL, UK

P. Jarvis

Cranfield Water Science Institute, Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL, UK

A.A. Koelmans

Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management Group, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 15 47, 6700 DD Wageningen, the Netherlands

P. Marsden

Drinking Water Inspectorate, London SW1P 3JR, UK

E.E. Testai

Istituto Superiore di Sanità- Environment and Health Dept, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy

M. Asami

Department of Environmental Health, National Institute of Public Health, 2-3-6 Minami, Wako, Saitama 351-0197, Japan

R. Bevan

IEH Consulting Ltd., Nottingham, UK

R. Carrier

Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada

J. Cotruvo

Joseph Cotruvo & Associates, LLC, Washington, D.C, United States

A. Eckhardt

German Environment Agency, Bad Elster, Germany

C.N. Ong

School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore