# @nyulangonehealth on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=htY7mol8C4Y
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/35676002-nyulangonehealth-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2025-10-13T20:00:35.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NYU Langone Health (@nyulangone) — https://gondola.cc/nyulangone

## Caption

Each year 350,000 people die from plastic exposure worldwide, with an estimated $250 billion annual cost to the U.S. economy 

At the 2025 Plastics, Human Health, and Solutions Symposium, NYU Langone Health’s Center for the Investigation of Environmental Hazards (CIEH) brought together scientists, policymakers, and innovators to confront this global crisis. 

This video explores: 
• The health impacts of micro- and nanoplastics on the human body 
• How these plastics disrupt hormones and biological functions 
• Global policy debates, including the UN Plastics Treaty 
• Solutions from green chemistry, engineering, and sustainable design 

Together, we can build a healthier, safer future for both people and the planet. 

Chapters 
00:00 – The global toll of plastics: deaths and economic cost 
00:19 – Why this symposium is so timely 
00:35 – Global urgency and the UN Plastics Treaty 
00:50 – What makes micro/nanoplastics harmful? 
01:06 – How plastics disrupt hormones and biological functions 
01:23 – Moving toward solutions: science, policy, and partnerships 

🔎 Learn more about the Center for the Investigation of Environmental Hazards: https://med.nyu.edu/centers-programs/investigation-environmental-hazards/ 

Featured Expert: Leonardo Trasande, MD, MPP Jim G. Hendrick, M.D. Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics 
Learn more about Leonardo Trasande:  https://med.nyu.edu/faculty/leonardo-trasande 

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sustainability, toxicplastics, publichealth, environmentalhealth, endocrinedisruptors, nyulangonehealth, globalhealth, nyulangone, plasticsolutions, microplastics, humanhealth, plasticpollution, environmentalimpact

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