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=====How One State Is Taking On The Micro-Plastics Polluting Its Waterways===== | |||
[https://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/04/17/how-one-state-taking-micro-plastics-polluting-its-waterways by Sarah Lazare 17/4/14 Common Dreams] | |||
They are the tiny beads and pieces of plastic found in facial scrubs and other cleansing projects. And now they are washing down the drain and spreading from sewage systems into oceans, gulfs, lakes, and rivers around the world, where they are adding to plastic pollution that threatens those ecosystems and wildlife. | |||
=====Your clothes are shedding bits of plastic. Here’s what people are doing about it===== | =====Your clothes are shedding bits of plastic. Here’s what people are doing about it===== | ||
[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/tag/microplastics by Jennifer McDermott 22/4/25 PBS NEWS] | [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/tag/microplastics by Jennifer McDermott 22/4/25 PBS NEWS] | ||
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In Microplastics, a Reporter Sees the Big Picture
By Nina Agrawal 25/04/2025 The New York Times
As a health reporter covering chronic diseases for The New York Times, I often get ideas for articles from new medical research. And as someone who grew up near the ocean, I have long been aware of the vast amounts of plastic we as a society use and throw away — and the detrimental effects that such waste can have on the environment.
So in February, when I came across a study about the buildup of microplastics inside of human brains and other tissue, I was immediately curious.
In the study, researchers at the University of New Mexico described a novel way to identify and measure the amount of microplastics inside human bodies. They also showed that over time, as the amount of plastic in the environment has increased, so too has the level of microplastics in our brains.
