(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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(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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(BBC.com 1/3/2023) Plastic pollution is one of the defining legacies of our modern way of life, but it is now so widespread it is even finding its way into fruit and vegetables as they grow. In 2022, analysis by the Environmental Working Group, an environmental non-profit, found that sewage sludge has contaminated almost 20 million
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(DailyMail.co.uk) Health fears as experts find roast dinner can contain up to 230,000 particles. It’s a meal families traditionally enjoy tucking into at Sunday lunchtime. But experts have now found that a roast dinner can contain a staggering 230,000 microplastic particles. Researchers said eating a similar meal every day would result in swallowing the equivalent of
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(BBC.co.uk 6/26/20) Microplastics: Is there plastic in our fruit and veg? Environmental campaigners have called for urgent action after a study found microplastics in fruit and vegetables. Researchers at a university in Italy discovered tiny plastic particles in things like lettuce, broccoli, potatoes, and pears. The study, published in the Environmental Research journal, discovered that Apples and
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