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Study links microplastics from vehicle tyres leading to lung and colon cancer

Microplastics have dominated our space and how. Tiny plastic particles, shed from tyres and degrading plastic waste, are becoming a significant air pollution concern and may be linked to serious health risks, according to a recent study led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco. The study, published in Environmental Science & Technology, reviewed around 3,000 research papers …

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1 month ago

Microplastics are everywhere. 5 tips to cut your exposure

CNN

Editor’s note: The podcast Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the medical science behind some of life’s mysteries big and small. “We think of the crinkly polyvinyl chloride plastic that we’re so used to in food packaging, as coming that way just on its own, but phthalates are added to polyvinyl chloride to make it softer.” The additives that …

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1 month ago

Microplastics are everywhere. 5 tips to cut your exposure

CNN

Editor’s note: The podcast Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the medical science behind some of life’s mysteries big and small. “We think of the crinkly polyvinyl chloride plastic that we’re so used to in food packaging, as coming that way just on its own, but phthalates are added to polyvinyl chloride to make it softer.” The additives that …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Worried about microplastics? You should fear lead way more for your health

Firstpost

Lead exposure poses a more immediate and well-documented threat to human health compared to microplastics. Activities like mining, smelting, and the recycling of lead-acid batteries have significantly increased lead levels in the environment, especially near industrial sites. There is no identified safe blood lead level; even low exposures can cause significant health issues. They argue that if the UN is …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

I'm a health journalist who writes about toxic PFAS and microplastics - how I changed my life to limit my exposure to cancer-causing chemicals

Daily Mail

As a journalist who's spent nearly a decade writing about health, I've reported on countless rare diseases and gruesome injuries. A lot of my dinners consist of chicken and vegetables, but the pre-marinated chicken I like to eat had way more than five ingredients - classifying it as an ultra-processed food Studies suggest more than nine in 10 of us …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Microplastics finally found in human brains, but that’s not the full picture

The Hindu

Plastic is in our clothes, cars, mobile phones, water bottles and food containers. A study from the United States has, for the first time, found microplastics in human brains. Some laboratory experiments suggest microplastics increase brain inflammation and cell damage, alter gene expression and change brain structure. Aside from the effects of the microplastic particles themselves, microplastics might also pose …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Are your seasonings safe? Microplastics in sugar, salt and their substitutes

Hindustan Times

Salt and sugar are the most important ingredients in our daily food consumption. According to a recent study, microplastics are found in all Indian brands of sugar and salt which can lead to potential damage to the functioning of the human body in the long run. Microplastics are small plastic particles, found in big to small brands of salt and …

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5 months ago

Microplastics are everywhere, but are they harming us?

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Dr. Marya Zlatnik, a San …

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7 months ago

How to limit microplastic exposure in your daily life

The Independent

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

New research suggests that microplastics could be affecting male fertility

NPR

New research suggests that microplastics could be affecting male fertility It's the latest corner of the human body where tiny bits of plastic have turned up — the testicles. Now, new research adds to concerns that they could be affecting male fertility. Shanna Swan, a reproductive epidemiologist at Mount Sinai in New York, says microplastics in the testicles may not …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

What can microplastics do to the human body? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu

It’s hard to imagine a world without plastic now – plastic exists in almost every sphere of our life. Microplastics, the tiny toxic particles that plastics shed and that are scattered across the environment have been found everywhere – from clouds, to the bottom of the ocean, in Antarctica and even in our bodies – we swallow them and we …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Potentially toxic microplastics are found in 100 PERCENT of human placentas tested by scientists who say 'all mammalian life on this planet could be impacted'

Daily Mail

Potentially toxic microplastics found in 100 percent of human placenta tested in a new study have suggested that 'all mammalian life on this planet could be impacted.' The bottom row is illuminated with a UV light to show just how much plastic is left in the sample, even after the tissue has been processed Microplastics have been found almost everywhere …

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1 year ago

Almost all burgers, steaks and chicken contain microplastics

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. While the prolific presence of microplastics in fish and shellfish has long been known, there has been less exploration …

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1 year ago

Microplastics are everywhere: Is it possible to reduce our exposure?

BBC

Microplastics are everywhere: Is it possible to reduce our exposure? Getty Images Bottled water can contain hundreds of thousands of nanoplastic fragments in every litre, according to a new study A new study has found that bottled water contains hundreds of thousands of nanoplastics. The average litre of bottled water contains almost a quarter of a million nanoplastic fragments, according …

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1 year, 5 months ago

For the Love of God, Stop Microwaving Plastic

Wired

At the start of his third year of graduate school, Kazi Albab Hussain became a father. “At that time,” Hussain says, “I was purchasing many baby foods, and I was seeing that, even in baby foods, there are a lot of plastics.” Hussain wanted to know how much was being released from the kinds of containers he’d been buying. In …

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2 years ago

Microplastics in humans: Nanoplastics can cross placenta into unborn babies, study reveals

The Independent

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Scientists warn it is impossible to stop children ingesting …

Health Children Email Plastic Microplastics Health Check Exposed

2 years, 2 months ago

Increasing evidence that microplastics in clothes may be harmful to health

NL Times

Tiny plastic particles that come off of synthetic clothing are not only bad for the environment but there is also growing evidence that they cause health damage if people inhale them or ingest them through their mouths. The Plastic Soup Foundation analyzed hundreds of publications on the health risks of microplastics and summarized them in a report titled “Do clothes …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Microplastics found in human breast milk for first time. What expert suggested

Hindustan Times

Scientists have discovered microplastics in human breast milk for the first time raising concern among researchers about the health ramifications for newborns. Breast milk samples were collected from 34 healthy mothers in Rome, Italy, a week after giving delivery, and 75 per cent of them had microplastics, The Guardian reported. Therefore, the study further said that microplastics' pervasive presence in …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Microplastics in milk and meat from Dutch cows, pigs: Amsterdam researchers

NL Times

Meat and milk from Dutch cows and pigs contain microplastics, researchers from the VU University Amsterdam have discovered. The study was modest in size, but the Plastic Soup Foundation that commissioned it called the results “shocking.” The researchers also found at least one type of plastic in seven of the eight beef samples tested, as well as five of the …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Scientists find microplastics in human blood for first time

India TV News

Highlights Scientists' team demonstrated that plastic particles such as bottles can end up in our bloodstream The research was published in the scientific journal Environment International It shows that miniscule pieces of plastic from our living environment are absorbed into bloodstream A team of scientists have for the first time demonstrated that plastic particles from our day-to-day lives such as …

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3 years ago

Microplastics may be linked to inflammatory bowel disease

The Telegraph

Scientists from Nanjing Medical University in China, who conducted the study, said it is the first of its kind to demonstrate a link between microplastics and an illness. "However, it's still unclear whether this exposure could cause or contribute to IBD, or whether people with IBD accumulate more faecal microplastics as a result of their disease." “It is estimated that …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Opinion: Microplastics are getting into our bodies. We need to understand what that means

LA Times

Nobody wants to snack on plastic bags or soda rings, but according to a 2019 study from the University of Newcastle, we could be consuming roughly a credit card’s worth of plastic every week. “We started to realize that we have exposure that’s much greater than just a fish at the grocery store,” said Dr. Chelsea Rochman, a University of …

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4 years, 6 months ago

Where are the airborne plastics? Scientists find they are in the air we breath, the wind and the skies

Firstpost

Plastic pollution isn’t just fouling the world’s oceans. “There’s no nook or cranny on the surface of the earth that won’t have microplastics,” said Janice Brahney, a Utah State University scientist who is lead author on the new study. But she added that the researchers seemed to be the first to ask through their research, “the basic science question: Why …

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5 years, 4 months ago

WHAT FURTHER RESEARCH IS NEEDED TO ASSESS THE SPREAD AND IMPACT OF MICROPLASTICS?

Daily Mail

The World Health Organisation's 2019 report 'Microplastics in Drinking Water' outlined numerous areas for future research that could shed light on how far spread the problem of microplastic pollution is, how it may impact human health and what can be done to stop these particles from entering our water supplies. The following research would clarify the occurrence of microplastics in …

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Study links microplastics from vehicle tyres leading to lung and colon cancer

Microplastics are everywhere. 5 tips to cut your exposure

Microplastics are everywhere. 5 tips to cut your exposure

Worried about microplastics? You should fear lead way more for your health

I'm a health journalist who writes about toxic PFAS and microplastics - how I changed my life to limit my exposure to cancer-causing chemicals

Microplastics finally found in human brains, but that’s not the full picture

Are your seasonings safe? Microplastics in sugar, salt and their substitutes

Microplastics are everywhere, but are they harming us?

How to limit microplastic exposure in your daily life

New research suggests that microplastics could be affecting male fertility

What can microplastics do to the human body? | In Focus podcast

Potentially toxic microplastics are found in 100 PERCENT of human placentas tested by scientists who say 'all mammalian life on this planet could be impacted'

Almost all burgers, steaks and chicken contain microplastics

Microplastics are everywhere: Is it possible to reduce our exposure?

For the Love of God, Stop Microwaving Plastic

Microplastics in humans: Nanoplastics can cross placenta into unborn babies, study reveals

Increasing evidence that microplastics in clothes may be harmful to health

Microplastics found in human breast milk for first time. What expert suggested

Microplastics in milk and meat from Dutch cows, pigs: Amsterdam researchers

Scientists find microplastics in human blood for first time

Microplastics may be linked to inflammatory bowel disease

Opinion: Microplastics are getting into our bodies. We need to understand what that means

Where are the airborne plastics? Scientists find they are in the air we breath, the wind and the skies

WHAT FURTHER RESEARCH IS NEEDED TO ASSESS THE SPREAD AND IMPACT OF MICROPLASTICS?