How bottled water drinkers ingest 90,000 more microplastics every year – Firstpost
People who drink bottled water every day ingest 90,000 more microplastic particles per year than people who drink…
12 healthy foods containing microplastics and easy swaps to reduce your exposure |
Microplastics are tiny plastic particles smaller than 5 mm that are now found in many foods that we…
‘Increasingly recognized as a threat’
New research suggests captive dolphins may be exposed to more microplastics than wild counterparts — a startling discovery…
Paternal microplastic exposure alters metabolic health in offspring
A study led by biomedical scientists at the University of California, Riverside, has shown for the first time that a…
Plastic pollution could triple by 2040. New study offers four solutions
A new Pew model tracking 52 plastics and seven microplastic sources shows the crisis accelerating, with health and…
We’ll Be Dumping a Garbage Truck of Plastic Every Second by 2040, Report Warns
Around the world, plastic is falling through the cracks of waste management systems and into our water, land,…
‘Can then hitch a ride’
A new study shows that plastic slowly degrades on ocean surfaces, lingering for over a century after they…
Study of Donkey Poop Reveals a Microplastics Problem
It’s a pretty crappy finding, quite literally. In a study to be published in Cambridge Prisms: Plastics,…
Tiny airborne plastics may facilitate virus spread
As plastic pollution worsens worldwide, scientists are uncovering a new and unsettling possibility. Tiny airborne fragments of plastic,…
‘Our findings contribute to a deeper understanding’
A study has found that microplastics contribute to poor soil health and release heat-trapping gas into the atmosphere.…
Researchers issue warning after discovering alarming threat to unborn babies: ‘Considerable health risks’
The everyday use of plastics could have negative downstream effects on the health of unborn babies, scientists have…
Cancer Led This Mom to Create Kelp-Based Plastic Alternative
In March 2024, a breast cancer diagnosis abruptly put Alexa Coulombe McGovern’s life on hold. The cause of…