(Aim Plastic Free) Did you know that there are microplastics in meat, and they’re coming from many different sources? Whether you’re eating land animal meat like cows and chickens, or meat from fish and marine animals, you could be exposed to microplastics. Here’s exactly where they’re coming from and how to avoid them. How Is […]
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(CNN – 1/8/2024) In a trailblazing new study, researchers have discovered bottled water sold in stores can contain 10 to 100 times more bits of plastic than previously estimated — nanoparticles so infinitesimally tiny they cannot be seen under a microscope. One liter of water — the equivalent of two standard-size bottled waters — contained
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(Ocean Conservancy – January 8, 2024) Researchers at Ocean Conservancy and University of Toronto estimate that American adults could be consuming up to 3.8 million microplastics per year from protein alone. Portland, Ore. – A new study led by researchers at Ocean Conservancy and the University of Toronto and published today in the journal Environmental Pollution found microplastic particles
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(NPR – 10/19/2020) Microplastics are tiny fragments of plastic, often too small for the eye to see. They’re created as plastic degrades. And they’re everywhere. They’re in oceans, thanks to plastic garbage. They’re in fish. They find their way into the water we drink in various ways, from surface runoff and wastewater effluent to particles
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(Technology Networks – July 28, 2023) The prevalence of microplastics throughout our environment has been well reported in recent years, with researchers even finding the tiny particles in the remotest oceans on Earth. One major concern of this pollution is the ability of chemicals used in plastic production to disrupt the normal function of hormones,
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(USDA July 13, 2023) Treating and recycling used municipal water for irrigation is not a new concept, but there may be an unforeseen consequence with that practice: Microplastics. These tiny bits of post-consumer refuse make their way into the sewage system. Microplastics are a result of wear and tear that breaks off tiny pieces of
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(LA Times July 14, 2023) Sparkling Lake Tahoe may appear pristine, but its blue surface waters contain microplastic concentrations higher than those observed in ocean gyres — systems of ocean currents notorious for accumulating plastic waste — according to new research. The study, published Wednesday in the scientific journal Nature, revealed that of the 38
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(PNAS July 26, 2023) In 2010, a team of marine scientists based in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, began dipping fine mesh nets into the sea in the middle of the North Atlantic. As each net skimmed the ocean surface, it amassed tiny plastic remains from far-off shores. When the researchers viewed their catch under a scanning
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7/8/2023 – Kaua’i Now In a multi-year collaborative project, Hawai’i Pacific University research scientists and students have simulated rainfall on Hawai‘i’s first plastic road to determine if the created stormwater runoff contains harmful leached microplastics and/or synthetic chemicals. The project began in October in Ewa Beach on O’ahu and is led and funded by the
(Al Jazeera 6/19/2023) Every year, about 400 million tonnes of plastic products are produced around the world. About half are used to make single-use items such as shopping bags, cups and packaging material. Of these plastics, an estimated 8 million to 10 million tonnes end up in the ocean each year. If flattened to the
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