Philip Landrigan
Dr. Philip Landrigan is a pediatrician and director of the Program for Global Public Health and the Common Good at Boston College, known for his work on the health impacts of environmental pollutants, including microplastics, and for advocating for global policy changes to address plastic pollution.
Not in the pool (under ¢1).
Recent news mentions
Prof Philip Landrigan, a paediatrician and epidemiologist at Boston College, led a review into microplastics and emphasizes the need to take their presence seriously.
The ‘bombshell’ science that casts doubt on claims about microplastics
Australia· 2026-01-16
Philip Landrigan, the chief investigator, stated that both the climate crisis and the plastic crisis are causing disease, death and disability today.
Microplastics are creating huge health problems, and it’s time we do something about it
Canada· 2025-09-28
Philip Landrigan is a pediatrician and epidemiologist at Boston College who emphasizes the need for a treaty on plastic.
De ce este dăunător plasticul și cum putem limita folosirea acestui material. Recomandările specialiștilor
Romania· 2025-08-10
Philip Landrigan is an American researcher who warns about the serious health dangers of plastic pollution.
Kiosque international – La Presse de Tunisie
Tunisia· 2025-08-10
Landrigan is a pediatrician and lead author of a March 2023 report from the Minderoo–Monaco Commission on Plastics and Human Health.
Airborne microplastics are polluting homes and cars, new study finds
United States· 2025-08-07
Philip Landrigan is a pediatrician and epidemiologist at Boston College and a key author of the report on plastic pollution.
Ο κόσμος βρίσκεται σε «κρίση πλαστικού» – Σύνοδος στη Γενεύη
Greece· 2025-08-05Philip Landrigan is a doctor and researcher who warned about the impact of plastic pollution on vulnerable populations, especially children.
"Est-ce qu'il y a un chemin pour y arriver? Absolument": les représentants de 180 pays ont dix jours pour écrire le premier traité mondial contre la pollution plastique
Monaco· 2025-08-05
Philip Landrigan is a paediatrician and epidemiologist, the director of the Global Observatory on Planetary Health at Boston College and the lead author of the new report.
Plastic pollution a global health emergency, says Lancet report – The Mail & Guardian
South Africa· 2025-08-05
Philip Landrigan is one of the authors and a professor of Biology at Boston University.
El plástico y sus riesgos para la salud, según expertos - Ciencia
Paraguay· 2025-08-05Philip Landrigan, a doctor and researcher at Boston College in the United States, warns that vulnerable people, especially children, are the most affected by plastic pollution.
La pollution plastique, une menace "grave et croissante" pour la santé, alertent des expertsMonaco· 2025-08-04Prof Philip Landrigan is a paediatrician and epidemiologist at Boston College in the US, and lead author of the new report.
World in $1.5tn ‘plastics crisis’ hitting health from infancy to old age, report warns | Plastics
United Kingdom· 2025-08-04Philip Landrigan is the director of the Global Observatory on Planetary Health and the author of the article discussing the health impacts of plastics.
Anatomía de los daños (conocidos) que provocan los plásticos en la salud: “Graves, crecientes y subestimados” | Salud y bienestar
Spain· 2025-08-03
Philip Landrigan is a pediatrician and director of the Program for Global Public Health and the Common Good at Boston College.
Microplastics found in human semen and follicular fluidUnited States· 2025-07-02
