Raffaele Marfella

“For example, preliminary data from animal models suggests that chronic exposure to 10-100 micrograms [10-100 millionths of a gram] of microplastics per kilogram of body weight per day, can induce measurable inflammatory and metabolic changes,”

Raffaele Marfella · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-25

Marfella shares animal model findings regarding exposure levels that trigger metabolic changes.

“We don't yet have a definitive threshold for toxicity, but we are starting to see patterns,”

Raffaele Marfella · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-25

Marfella comments on current research efforts to determine human toxicity thresholds for microplastics.