Hubert Dirven

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Hubert Dirven er ph.d., toksikolog, seniorforsker ved Folkehelseinstituttet, arbeidspakkeleder i prosjektet Risks of microplastic and nanoplastic particles (POLYRISK) og prosjektleder i PlasticLeach.

Articles by Hubert Dirven

Large focus on small plastic particles

Hubert Dirven,
Berit Granum,
Monica Andreassen,
Dorte Herzke,
Gro Dehli Andersen,
Igor Snapkow

09.03.2026: The presence of plastic in the body does not necessarily indicate a major health risk. Many recent findings strengthen the suspicion that micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) are present in the human body, but the amounts and distribution in different organs are still largely uncertain. Whether the...