Amir Ecoton : “Everyone is Scientist, Everyone is Activist”

Amiruddin Muttaqin, Senior Reseacher Ecoton Foundation memberikan
Pengalaman Kerja di Dunia Monitoring sungai dan konservasi Sumberdaya air
dalam Green Jobs Festival 2026 di Hall AMEK Kampus A Unair
Sabtu (18/4/2026)

 Surabaya, 18 April 2026 — ECOTON Foundation turut berpartisipasi dalam kegiatan Green Jobs Festival Surabaya yang diselenggarakan Go Forest Jatim. Dalam Acara yang di Gelar di Hall AMEK Kampus A Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Airlangga ini , Ecoton juga menghadirkan Booth Pameran dan uji mikroplastik di kulit. Dalam acara Seminar  Senior Reseacher Ecoton menyampaikan Gagasan “Everyone is Scientist, Everyone is Activist.” Kegiatan ini dihadiri oleh lebih dari 200 peserta yang berasal dari Surabaya, Gresik, Mojokerto, Bojonegoro, hingga Malang, serta melibatkan berbagai pemangku kepentingan, termasuk pemerintah dan organisasi masyarakat sipil.

MICROPLASTIC POLLUTION : Plastic Found in Human Blood and Sperm in East Java

Ecoton Reseacher Prigi Arisandi analyzes the chemical elements in
Nanoplastic materials found in blood using electron microscope at the
Scientific Imaging Centre at ITB Bandung on April 10, 2026

After finding plastic particle contamination in amniotic fluid, the Ecoton research team also found plastic contamination in human blood and sperm.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — Micro- and nano-sized plastic particles were found in the bloodstream of workers and students examined in East Java. Plastic contamination was also found in semen, and previously, the research team found it in amniotic fluid. These findings indicate widespread plastic contamination in the human body, potentially triggering health problems.

The Science, Arts, and Communication Manager of the Wetland Ecology and Conservation Research Institute (Ecoton), Prigi Arisandi, contacted from Jakarta on Monday (13/4/2026), conveyed his team's latest findings regarding the presence of nano and microplastic particles (NMPs) in the human circulatory system.