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=====Study Finds Average Adult Ingests 2,000 Pieces of Microplastic Per Year===== | |||
[https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/10/18/found-90-percent-table-salt-brands-study-finds-average-adult-ingests-2000-pieces by JULIA CONLEY 18/10/18 Common Dreams] | |||
The new research, published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, suggests that the average adult ingests about 2,000 microplastics per year due to the presence of plastics in the world's oceans and lakes. | |||
=====If You're Wondering How Microplastics Even Get In Your Food, Read This===== | =====If You're Wondering How Microplastics Even Get In Your Food, Read This===== | ||
[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/how-microplastics-get-into-food_l_67b75228e4b04144c7489e6d by Taylor Tobin 25/2/25 HUFFPOST] | [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/how-microplastics-get-into-food_l_67b75228e4b04144c7489e6d by Taylor Tobin 25/2/25 HUFFPOST] | ||
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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.
