- Understanding microplastics: Exposure, health and prevention
Microplastics are small plastic particles, usually under 5 millimeters Major sources of microplastic exposure are the air, food and drinks Researchers are studying how microplastics affect human health and cancer risk We can reduce microplastics by limiting how much plastic is produced, used and disposed of
- Microplastics - Wikipedia
Microplastics are "synthetic solid particles or polymeric matrices, with regular or irregular shape and with size ranging from 1 μm to 5 mm, of either primary or secondary manufacturing origin, which are insoluble in water " [1]
- Everything you should know about microplastics - UNEP
Are microplastics damaging to plants, animals and the wider environment? Yes One study found they can slow the growth of a microscopic marine algae known as phytoplankton, the base of several aquatic food webs Another report found microplastics can make soil less fertile, hampering harvests
- What’s the deal with microplastics, the material that ‘never . . .
Microplastics – plastic fragments up to 5 millimeters long – are inescapable An estimated 10 to 40 million metric tons of these particles are released into the environment every year, and if current trends continue, that number could double by 2040
- I’m a Microplastics Researcher. Here’s How To Limit Their . . .
Sometimes only about the width of a human hair, microplastics are the insidious byproduct of everyday items like packing materials, car tires, synthetic clothes as they degrade and even some scrubbing face washes
- How do the microplastics in our bodies affect our health? - BBC
Microplastics have even been found inside our bones – but what impact are they having on our health? Here's everything we know about what they're doing to our bodies
- Microplastics: Sources, health risks, and how to protect . . .
Plastic is everywhere, and it is essential to modern life Yet it comes with a hidden cost: microplastics, tiny pollutants that have become a growing concern for both the environment and human health
- Microplastics and our health: What the science says
Scientists have estimated that adults ingest the equivalent of one credit card per week in microplastics Studies in animals and human cells suggest microplastics exposure could be linked to cancer, heart attacks, reproductive problems and a host of other harms
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