What are the extents of Microplastics and their harm to human health? During recent years there has been more studies of microplastics and their impacts. According to the article US Agencies To Monitor Drinking Water For Microplastics, Pharmaceuticals, these studies have linked microplastics to cancers and reproductive harm. On April 2 the United States government announced plans to track and study microplastics in the water that Americans drink. Although these plans may seem effective, they fall short in the action that needs to be taken now to protect human health. The administrator of the EPA and the U.S secretary of Health and Human Services also announced that microplastics will be considered a priority on the contaminant group. According to an article named New U.S Government Plan For Microplastics Fall Short Of Protecting Human Health The United States Human and Health Services will also launch a $144 million project, with the goal to study the impacts of microplastic on human health. Although microplastics were added to the “Contaminant candidate list” it does not guarantee regulatory action. 

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/us-agencies-monitor-drinking-water-microplastics-pharmaceuticals-2026-04-02/

https://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/blog/2026/4/2/new-u-s-government-plan-for-microplastics-falls-short-of-protecting-human-health