Engineering

Multidisciplinary approach

Computer security

Risk assessment

Computer science

Risk analysis (engineering)

Environmental health

Business

Environmental planning

Relevance (law)

Political science

Environmental resource management

Sociology

Environmental science

Health risk

Medicine

Human health

Key (lock)

Social science

Eco-Environment & Health

There are increasing concerns over the threat of nanoplastics to environmental and human health. However, multidisciplinary barriers persist between the communities assessing the risks to environmental and human health. As a result, the hazards and risks of nanoplastics remain uncertain. Here, we identify key knowledge gaps by evaluating the exposure of nanoplastics in the environment, assessing their bio-nano interactions, and examining their potential risks to humans and the environment. We suggest considering nanoplastics a complex and dynamic mixture of polymers, additives, and contaminants, with interconnected risks to environmental and human health. We call for comprehensive integration of One Health approach to produce robust multidisciplinary evidence to nanoplastics threats at the planetary level. Although there are many challenges, this holistic approach incorporates the relevance of environmental exposure and multi-sectoral responses, which provide the opportunity to identify the risk mitigation strategies of nanoplastics to build resilient health systems.

Key knowledge gaps for One Health approach to mitigate nanoplastic risks