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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
Scientists reviewed 7,000 studies on microplastics. Their alarming conclusion puts humanity on notice
The paper opened an entire research field. Since then, more than 7,000 published studies have shown the prevalence of ...
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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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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Scientists say we have enough evidence to agree global action on microplastics
An international group of researchers says two decades of research have generated sufficient knowledge about the sources and effects of microplastics to allow world leaders to agree measures to ...
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 ...
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 ...