Microplastics are everywhere. Here are 5 ways to reduce your exposure
From your clothing to the water you drink, being mindful of microplastics can help reduce your exposure and health risk.
The Invisible Threat: How Microplastics Are Poisoning Our Health And What We Can Do About It
Plastics revolutionized medicine. But what we once saw as miraculous has now become a silent threat—one we can no longer ...
Microplastics could be reducing photosynthesis, study finds
Microplastics are floating in the air around us, surging through rivers and streams and burrowing deep into soils. And now, a ...
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Microplastics Are Making Photosynthesis Harder for Plants—and That Could Slash Crop Yields, Study Suggests
On average, these little particles could reduce photosynthesis in plants and algae by up to 12 percent, according to the ...
Tons of microplastics infiltrate Australia's agricultural soils each year, study shows
Compost applied to agricultural soils in Australia each year contains tons of microplastics, our research has revealed. These ...
Tonnes of microplastics infiltrate Australia’s agricultural soils each year, study shows
Compost applied to agricultural soils in Australia each year contains tonnes of microplastics, our research has revealed.
How to reduce microplastics in the body? Scientists give tips on how to limit your exposure
Scientists explain how to protect yourself beyond avoiding plastic bottles as increasing amounts of microplastics are found ...
Prevalence of microplastics in soil increased 15 times in four years – study
Researchers looked at samples from a field in Hartwood, North Lanarkshire, included in a UK-wide sewage sludge experiment ...
Microplastics could be making our bodies resistant to antibiotics, 'staggering' research finds
Researchers were stunned to discover that bacteria's antimicrobial resistance is strengthened when exposed to plastic ...
Microplastics on the brain?
Plastic pollution has been highlighted as an environmental issue for several years. But experts are now researching whether it poses a potential danger to our health. Microplastics specifically are ...
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Tiny Toxins: Microplastics Found in Life-Saving IV Fluids
Microplastics found in IV infusion bags may enter the bloodstream, potentially posing health risks to patients.