Tag: microplastics

December 4, 2024 at 2:49 am

Researchers Develop Tool To Spot Your Discarded Soda Bottle As It Washes Up On A Distant Shore

Source: Pexels/Lucien Wanda

One day, plastic-filled shores could be a thing of the past

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November 18, 2024 at 12:49 pm

Water-Borne Bacteria May Be The Secret To Breaking Down Plastics

Source: Pexels/Marta Ortigosa

This once mysterious strain of bacteria really is nature’s little miracle.

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October 25, 2024 at 8:22 pm

Doctor Warns That Microplastics Accumulate In Our Brains And Shares Three Tips To Avoid Them. – ‘Don’t heat any of your food in plastic.’

Source: TikTok/@jvandis

Time to avoid those microplastics!

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October 19, 2024 at 3:50 pm

You’re Doing The Right Thing By Recycling Your Plastic, But Is Your Plastic Actually Getting Recycled?

Source: Pexels/Magda Ehlers

It is shocking that these companies that we trust with our recyclables can discard them in such an irresponsible way.

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October 16, 2024 at 12:48 pm

Study Finds There Is Quite A Bit Of Microplastic In The Human Brain

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There is nowhere on the planet that is untouched by microplastics

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September 22, 2024 at 10:23 pm

Study Links Cancer And Microplastics As People Born in 1990 Are 2 to 3 Times More Likely To Get Cancer Diagnoses Than Those Born In 1955

Source: Unsplash/Nick Russill

It seems like in addition to earlier cancer screenings, we should be paying closer attention to what we are being exposed to and how it’s impacting our health.

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May 21, 2024 at 12:44 pm

These Toxic Chemicals Were Once Thought To Keep Us Safe. Now They’re Leaching Into Your Skin Through Everyday Items

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PBDEs are associated with negative health effects like cancer.

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April 7, 2024 at 9:24 am

Scientists Are Finding Microplastics In Our Arteries, And They May Be Causing Serious Heart Disease

Scientists Are Finding Microplastics In Our Arteries, And They May Be Causing Serious Heart Disease

“Electron microscopy revealed visible, jagged-edged foreign particles among plaque macrophages.”

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March 14, 2024 at 12:44 pm

Microplastics Found In Sediment Layers Untouched By Humans

Microplastics Found In Sediment Layers Untouched By Humans

Can we ever get this stuff out of the environment?

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October 10, 2023 at 12:11 pm

Scientists Say New Plant-Based “bioCap” Device Can Filter Almost All Microplastics From Water

Scientists Say New Plant-Based "bioCap" Device Can Filter Almost All Microplastics From Water

This should give us all hope

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