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Microplastics
Bandung, April 2026 — Plastic has long been recognized as a threat to oceans and wildlife. But following a series of studies conducted by Ecoton over the past several months, a new and far more alarming fact must now be confronted: plastic is already inside our bodies. Not just in our stomachs. But in our...
A female researcher wearing a white lab coat and a brown hijab sits at a laboratory desk with a microscope and Petri dish.
Gresik, 1 April 2026 – The latest research by ECOTON and South Korea’s Wonjin Institute has confirmed what we feared: microplastics are no longer just a river problem. They are silently flowing through our bodies. KEY FINDINGS 100%  of blood samples tested positive for microplastics 20  waste workers whose blood was examined 2018  when ECOTON...
Laksamana Pertama TNI Purn. Dr. Herjunianto SpPD, MMRS, the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at UKWMS, stands at the front of a hall speaking into a microphone. Behind him is a presentation slide titled "Pencegahan Bahaya Kesehatan" (Health Hazard Prevention). Three panelists sit at a draped table to his right in a formal setting featuring the Indonesian national emblem.
Medical Perspective: Laksamana Pertama TNI Purn. Dr. Herjunianto SpPD, MMRS, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at UKWMS, emphasizing the critical link between environmental pollutants and public health during the FGD on microplastics. GRESIK, March 10, 2026 – The plastic pollution crisis has officially breached the final frontier: the human body. Following a recent Focus...

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