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=====Microplastic in angling baits as a cryptic source of contamination in European freshwaters===== | |||
[https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-90468-0 by Aline Reis de Carvalho 27/5/21 Scientific reports] | |||
High environmental microplastic pollution, and its largely unquantified impacts on organisms, are driving studies to assess their potential entry pathways into freshwaters. Recreational angling, where many anglers release manufactured baits into freshwater ecosystems, is a widespread activity with important socio-economic implications in Europe. It also represents a potential microplastic pathway into freshwaters that has yet to be quantified. | |||
=====Chemical Impact: Microplastic pollution more complex than we think, says new research===== | =====Chemical Impact: Microplastic pollution more complex than we think, says new research===== | ||
[https://www.michiganpublic.org/environment-science/2021-05-04/chemical-impact-microplastic-pollution-more-complex-than-we-think-says-new-research by Sharon Oosthoek 4/5/21 Michigan Public] | [https://www.michiganpublic.org/environment-science/2021-05-04/chemical-impact-microplastic-pollution-more-complex-than-we-think-says-new-research by Sharon Oosthoek 4/5/21 Michigan Public] | ||
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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.
