BBC.com 9/22/2025 Microplastics gush out of our taps and flake off cookware. They find their way into the yolks of eggs, and deep into meat and vegetables. But if we take certain steps, we can eat less of them. You can’t see them, but they are there, hundreds of miniscule particles of plastic lurking in […]
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From AP News. March 29, 2025 KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — In Uganda’s Mbale district, famous for its production of arabica coffee, a plague of plastic bags locally known as buveera is creeping beyond the city. It’s a problem that has long littered the landscape in Kampala, the capital, where buveera are woven into the fabric
From World Economic Forum. Feb 19, 2025 There’s a growing body of evidence about how widespread microplastics have become – across land, sea and air – and the impact they could be having on human health. It is estimated that people inhale 68,000 microplastic particles every day and some experts believe we are in the midst of a plastic health crisis. Microplastics have
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(3/9/2024 – plasticpeopledoc.com) The ground-breaking feature documentary Plastic People investigates our addiction to plastic and the growing threat of microplastics on human health. Almost every bit of plastic ever made breaks down into “microplastics.” These microscopic particles drift in the air, float in all bodies of water, and mix into the soil, becoming a permanent
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(8/15/2024: Hellion) Given that a substantial amount of time is spent in kitchens preparing food, the kitchen equipment used may be relevant in determining the composition and amount of microplastics ending up on our dinner plate. While previous research has predominantly focused on foodstuffs as a source of microplastics, we emphasise that micro- and nanoplastics
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(Jan 8, 2024: Ocean Conservancy) 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 in 88% of protein food samples tested. The samples were drawn from 16 different protein types* destined for U.S. consumers, including seafood,
(The Packer – Jan 17, 2024) A government agency in Canada wants to establish a plastics registry to monitor and track plastic, including plastic used in agriculture and food manufacturing. The USDA has reported that the Environment and Climate Change Canada has opened consultations on the establishment of a federal plastics registry. The registry aims
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(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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