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Microplastics in Air Linked to Cancer and Infertility, Major Study Finds
Comprehensive review of 3,000 studies reveals widespread health risks from airborne microplastic particles, including cancer and reproductive issues.
Hidden in Plain Sight: How Everyday Items Fill Our Bodies With Microplastics
Microplastics easily enter and accumulate in the human body, but their health impacts remain elusive.
Microplastics in Bloodstream Increase Stroke Risk 4.5-Fold: Study
Research shows that microplastics can be found anywhere—including in heart plaque buildup, which significantly increases risk of heart-related adverse events.
Potential Harm of Microplastics to Cardiovascular and Brain Health
Microplastics have, for several decades, invaded our environment and threaten the health of all living organisms on the planet, including humans.
What Can Be Done to Prevent DNA-Sized Plastics From Invading Our Bodies?
Amid debates on a global treaty to end plastic pollution, mounting research reveals risks to human health and an urgent need for solutions.
Microplastics Found in Human Testicles
Researchers found nearly three times more microplastics in human samples than in canine samples in a new study.
Scientists Discover Toxic Microplastics in Every Human Placenta Tested in Study
Such widespread microplastic prevalence in human tissue could explain the puzzling rise in colon cancer among younger people.
Recent study finds that ‘everywhere’ plastics may have contributed to more than 56,000 preterm births in 2018.
A recent study found that in 2018 alone, phthalates may have contributed to more than 56,000 preterm births.
The True Cost of Our Addiction to Plastic
More than a century after the invention of the first fully synthetic plastic, we’re still ignorant of the nature of these supremely useful substances.
Micro- and Nanoplastics Linked to Parkinson’s and Dementia
Experts say the new findings add to evidence linking plastics pollution to disease, urge political action to reduce environmental toxins.
Microplastics Can Find Their Way Into Human Tissues and Cause Bodily Harm
Seemingly everywhere, microplastics are here to stay, polluting our bodies and the environment.
Zero Waste–One Woman’s Efforts to Create a Cleaner World
Eve Schaub and her family went from 96 gallons of trash per week to a mere nine—will you accept the challenge?
The Potential Effect of Microplastics on Major Organs, Including the Brain: What Science Says
Early research shows reason for concern, finding microplastics can cause inflammation and oxidative stress in mice and accumulate in animal organs.
Microplastics in Air Linked to Cancer and Infertility, Major Study Finds
Comprehensive review of 3,000 studies reveals widespread health risks from airborne microplastic particles, including cancer and reproductive issues.
Hidden in Plain Sight: How Everyday Items Fill Our Bodies With Microplastics
Microplastics easily enter and accumulate in the human body, but their health impacts remain elusive.
Microplastics in Bloodstream Increase Stroke Risk 4.5-Fold: Study
Research shows that microplastics can be found anywhere—including in heart plaque buildup, which significantly increases risk of heart-related adverse events.
Potential Harm of Microplastics to Cardiovascular and Brain Health
Microplastics have, for several decades, invaded our environment and threaten the health of all living organisms on the planet, including humans.
What Can Be Done to Prevent DNA-Sized Plastics From Invading Our Bodies?
Amid debates on a global treaty to end plastic pollution, mounting research reveals risks to human health and an urgent need for solutions.
Microplastics Found in Human Testicles
Researchers found nearly three times more microplastics in human samples than in canine samples in a new study.
Scientists Discover Toxic Microplastics in Every Human Placenta Tested in Study
Such widespread microplastic prevalence in human tissue could explain the puzzling rise in colon cancer among younger people.
Recent study finds that ‘everywhere’ plastics may have contributed to more than 56,000 preterm births in 2018.
A recent study found that in 2018 alone, phthalates may have contributed to more than 56,000 preterm births.
The True Cost of Our Addiction to Plastic
More than a century after the invention of the first fully synthetic plastic, we’re still ignorant of the nature of these supremely useful substances.
Micro- and Nanoplastics Linked to Parkinson’s and Dementia
Experts say the new findings add to evidence linking plastics pollution to disease, urge political action to reduce environmental toxins.
Microplastics Can Find Their Way Into Human Tissues and Cause Bodily Harm
Seemingly everywhere, microplastics are here to stay, polluting our bodies and the environment.
Zero Waste–One Woman’s Efforts to Create a Cleaner World
Eve Schaub and her family went from 96 gallons of trash per week to a mere nine—will you accept the challenge?
The Potential Effect of Microplastics on Major Organs, Including the Brain: What Science Says
Early research shows reason for concern, finding microplastics can cause inflammation and oxidative stress in mice and accumulate in animal organs.