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=====Bellies full of microplastic rob baby fish of their basic instincts===== | |||
[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/microplastics-rob-baby-fish-of-their-basic-fear-instincts by Nsikan Akpan 6/6/16 PBS NEWS] | |||
When exposed to microplastics, baby fish stop eating natural food and prefer consuming the pollutant, according to a report from ecologists at Uppsala University in Sweden. The dietary switch derails the basic instincts of the fish, the researchers found, elevating the likelihood of being caught by predators. The findings may explain why populations of European perch (Perca fluviatilis) — the main species analyzed in the study — have declined in the Baltic Sea. | |||
=====Could bringing back 19th-century wool swimsuits help reduce microplastics?===== | =====Could bringing back 19th-century wool swimsuits help reduce microplastics?===== | ||
[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/could-bringing-back-19th-century-wool-swimsuits-help-reduce-microplastics by Lorina Cramer 6/7/24 PBS NEWS] | [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/could-bringing-back-19th-century-wool-swimsuits-help-reduce-microplastics by Lorina Cramer 6/7/24 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.
