CNN – August 25, 2025 Human brain samples collected at autopsy in early 2024 contained more tiny shards of plastic than samples collected eight years prior, according to a preprint posted online in May. A preprint is a study which has not yet been peer-reviewed and published in a journal. “The concentrations we saw in […]
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Note from Soar Optics. This is a promotional release from Cleanomic.com but the product looks very interesting. July 25th, 2025 Cleanomic.com Here’s what you need to know about the plastic zip bags found in nearly every American home. Plastic zip bags are a staple in nearly every American home. Over 200 million people use them
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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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Journal of the Endocrine Society – Feb 2024 The disease burden directly attributable to plastic production and consumption is substantial, and runs across the entire lifespan. This article identify billions of dollars in annual costs directly attributable to plastic uses, driven largely by PBDEs. In March 2022, the United Nations Environment Assembly announced plans for
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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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Scientific American, 03/2024 A remarkable new study has uncovered a correlation between microplastics and heart health, though. The researchers found that people who had detectable microplastics and nanoplastics in the plaque in their arteries had a higher risk of heart attack, stroke and death. The researchers looked at 257 people altogether. All of the patients were already
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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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