NCT05910489

Micro and Nanoplastics in Greenhouse Workers: Biomarkers of Exposure and Effect

New Tools for the Detection of Micro and NanoPLastics (MNPLs) in Greenhouse Workers as a Population Highly Exposed to Plastics: Effect on Different Biomarkers of Genotoxic Effect

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 25 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Ricard Marcos · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

MNPLs effects on human health are still preliminary. Workers exposed to plastic residues are exposed constantly to MNPLs. One of these jobs corresponds to greenhouse workers, that could be considered as a population highly exposed to plastics. The objective of the research is to be able to detect MNPLs on body fluids as well as their potential genotoxic and immunological damage.

Detailed description

The exponential increase in the production/use of plastic translates into a parallel increase of environmental plastic waste that is continuously degraded into MNPLs. Information on the MNPLs' effects on human health is still preliminary and, furthermore, the limitations in current methodologies prevent accurate exposure/risk assessment. This observational study will obtain body samples of greenhouse workers and from a control group. That would allow optimizing specific biomarkers of human MNPLs exposure and the characterization of biomarkers of early effect that allows an association among the exposure to MNPLs and effects on human health.

Conditions

• Microplastics
• Nanoplastics
• Genotoxic Damage
• Inflammation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Biomonitoring of MNPLs in biological samples of greenhouse workers and controls	Detection of biomarkers of exposure and genotoxic effect in biological blood, urine, exhalated air condensate, and feces

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-09-01
• Primary completion: 2025-01-01
• Completion: 2025-04-01
• First posted: 2023-06-18
• Last updated: 2024-02-23