PubMed · 2026-05-14
Researchers from nine countries convened in India to share findings on how environmental pollutants—microplastics, airborne particles, and arsenic—damage human health and agriculture, while also spotlighting plant-based bio-pesticides, antimutagenic plants, and sustainable farming as practical remedies.
Microplastics, airborne particulate matter, nanotoxicology, and prenatal arsenic exposure were identified as significant and measurable threats to human health across 141 presentations from 9 countries
Plants with antimutagenic potential and bio-pesticides/bio-fertilizers were presented as cost-effective, viable replacements for synthetic agricultural chemicals in regions heavily dependent on crop yields
Transgenerational plant protection strategies and agricultural eco-toxicology were highlighted as critical frameworks for shielding both farmers and the food supply from the cumulative effects of chemical overuse