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Scientists reviewed 7,000 studies on microplastics. Their alarming conclusion puts humanity on notice
It's been 20 years since a paper in the journal Science showed the environmental accumulation of tiny plastic fragments and fibers. It named the particles "microplastics."
7,000 Microplastics Studies Reveal the Massive Scope of the Problem
It’s been 20 years since a paper in the journal Science showed the environmental accumulation of tiny plastic fragments and fibres. It named the particles “microplastics”. The paper
7,000 Microplastics Studies Show We Have One Really Big Problem
Since then, more than 7,000 published studies have shown the prevalence of microplastics in the environment, in wildlife and in the human body. So what have we learned? In a paper released today, an international group of experts,
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Microplastics Seem to Be in Every Kind of Animal… Except One
But one tiny organism, notorious for its ability to return to life after a trip to space, being frozen or boiled, asphyxiated ...
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Microplastics -- billions of pellets of pure plastic -- are washing up on Gulf Coast shores
They often spill during transport on trains or ships, and high winds and ocean currents spread the problem far and fast.
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A possible explanation for the 'missing plastic problem': New detection technique finds microplastics in coral skeletons
Researchers from Japan and Thailand investigating microplastics in coral have found that all three parts of the coral anatomy ...
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Microplastics Everywhere: Experts Demand Worldwide Treaty Before It’s Too Late
A new report calls for global action on plastic pollution, urging reductions in plastic production and microplastic emissions ...
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Microplastics found in nose tissue at base of brain, study says
Microplastics can invade the olfactory bulb of the human nose, which transmits smells to the brain, a new study found.
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The Cost of Avoiding Microplastics
As it stands, though, individuals are left to mediate their own relationship to plastic, in a world where plastic is the ...
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Rutgers researchers are exploring the impact of microplastics on the digestive system
The university received a $3.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, which will fund the five-year study.
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Microplastics: The Invisible Menace in Our Environment
Microplastics, identified 20 years ago, are pervasive particles found in the environment, wildlife, and human body. Despite ...
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Study: Breathing might bring microplastics into brain
However, the new study suggests that there's "a potential pathway for the translocation of microplastics to the brain" via ...
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Microplastics Found in Brain Affect Area That Controls One Sense in Particular, Study Finds
Microplastics continue to be found in some concerning parts of the human body. A new study published Sept. 16 in the JAMA ...
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Microplastics: Meant to last, just not forever and not in our bodies
Megan Hill is an assistant professor of chemistry and leader of the Hill Lab in Colorado State University's College of ...
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