Scientists say there is enough evidence to agree to global action …
WEB15 hours ago · Microplastics have been found on every corner of the planet, in more than 1,300 aquatic and terrestrial species, in the food and drink we consume, and in multiple tissues and organs of the human ...
Researchers find a massive number of plastic particles in bottled …
WEBJan 10, 2024 · Microplastics have already been found in people's lungs, their excrement, their blood and in placentas, among other places. A 2018 study found an average of 325 pieces of microplastics in a...
Scientists reviewed 7,000 studies on microplastics. Their alarming ...
WEB12 hours ago · The news gets worse. By 2040, microplastic releases to the environment could more than double . Even if humans stopped the flow of microplastics into the environment, the breakdown of bigger ...
Landmark study links microplastics to serious health problems
WEBMar 6, 2024 · Scientists have found microplastics just about everywhere they’ve looked: in oceans; in shellfish; in breast milk; in drinking water; wafting in the air; and falling with rain. Such contaminants...
Microplastics can get into brain tissue, study shows - NBC News
WEB3 days ago · Scientists in Brazil found microplastics in the brain tissue of cadavers, according to a new study published Monday in the journal JAMA Network Open.
Microplastics: The long legacy left behind by plastic pollution
WEBApr 28, 2023 · One of the most damaging and long-lived legacies of the plastic pollution crisis is microplastics, a growing threat to human and planetary health. These tiny plastic particles are present in everyday items, including cigarettes, clothing and cosmetics.
Microplastics are in our bodies. Here’s why we don’t ... - Science News
WEBMar 24, 2023 · Tiny particles of plastic have been found everywhere — from the deepest place on the planet, the Mariana Trench, to the top of Mount Everest. And now more and more studies are finding that...
Microplastics are everywhere — but are they harmful? - Nature
WEBMay 4, 2021 · From limited surveys of microplastics in the air, water, salt and seafood, children and adults might ingest anywhere from dozens to more than 100,000 microplastic specks each day, Albert...
A new study has linked microplastics to heart attacks ... - Science News
WEBApr 2, 2024 · Patients with microplastics in their arteries were 4.5 times more likely to have a heart attack, stroke or die within the next three years.
Twenty years of microplastics pollution research—what have
WEB1 day ago · Twenty years after the first publication using the term microplastics, we review current understanding, refine definitions and consider future prospects. Microplastics arise from multiple sources including tires, textiles, cosmetics, paint and the fragmentation of larger items. They are widely distributed throughout the natural environment with ...