Monica Andreassen

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Monica Andreassen er ph.d., seniorrådgiver ved Folkehelseinstituttet og medprosjektleder av kunstgress-studiene i prosjektet Risks of microplastic and nanoplastic particles (POLYRISK).

Articles by Monica Andreassen

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...