- Microplastics and our health: What the science says
Scientists have estimated that adults ingest the equivalent of one credit card per week in microplastics Studies in animals and human cells suggest microplastics exposure could be linked to cancer, heart attacks, reproductive problems and a host of other harms
- Microplastics - Wikipedia
Microplastics are "synthetic solid particles or polymeric matrices, with regular or irregular shape and with size ranging from 1 μm to 5 mm, of either primary or secondary manufacturing origin, which are insoluble in water " [1]
- Understanding microplastics: Exposure, health and prevention
Small plastic particles called microplastics are abundant in every ecosystem and have been found in plants, animals and cells Data has even shown that microplastics can accumulate within the human body
- Everything you should know about microplastics - UNEP
Are microplastics damaging to plants, animals and the wider environment? Yes One study found they can slow the growth of a microscopic marine algae known as phytoplankton, the base of several aquatic food webs Another report found microplastics can make soil less fertile, hampering harvests
- How do the microplastics in our bodies affect our health? - BBC
Microplastics have even been found inside our bones – but what impact are they having on our health? Here's everything we know about what they're doing to our bodies
- Microplastics pose a human health risk in more ways than one
A new study shows that microplastics in the natural environment are colonized by pathogenic and antimicrobial resistant bacteria The study team calls for urgent action for waste management and
- Microplastics Research | US EPA
EPA researchers define microplastics, or MPs, as plastic particles ranging in size from 5 millimeters (mm), which is about the size of a pencil eraser, to 1 nanometer (nm) For comparison, a strand of human hair is about 80,000 nanometers wide
- Microplastics Everywhere | Harvard Medicine Magazine
We encounter microplastics everywhere: from trash, dust, fabrics, cosmetics, cleaning products, rain, seafood, produce, table salt, and more Little wonder that microplastics have been detected throughout the human body, including in the blood, saliva, liver, kidneys, and placenta
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