- 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]
- 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
- Understanding microplastics: Exposure, health and prevention
Small plastic particles called microplastics are abundant in every ecosystem and have been found in plants, animals and cells Data has even shown that microplastics can accumulate within the human body
- Everything you should know about microplastics - UNEP
But most microplastics come from the slow disintegration of larger plastic products, including plastic wrap, takeaway containers, polyester clothes, tires, paint and artificial turf
- 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 Everywhere | Harvard Medicine Magazine
We encounter microplastics everywhere: from trash, dust, fabrics, cosmetics, cleaning products, rain, seafood, produce, table salt, and more Little wonder that microplastics have been detected throughout the human body, including in the blood, saliva, liver, kidneys, and placenta
- Microplastics Research | US EPA
EPA researchers define microplastics, or MPs, as plastic particles ranging in size from 5 millimeters (mm), which is about the size of a pencil eraser, to 1 nanometer (nm) For comparison, a strand of human hair is about 80,000 nanometers wide
- Microplastics: Sources, health risks, and how to protect yourself
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
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