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=====Microplastics and pollution combine to become much more toxic: Study===== | |||
[https://www.ehn.org/are-microplastics-toxic by Krystal Vasquez 18/4/22 EHN] | |||
Although the dangers of both microplastics and harmful compounds have been studied individually, few researchers have look at their combined effect. This study is also unique in that the researchers tested these polluted plastic particles on human cells—most previous research has focused on the impacts on marine life. | |||
=====Who Said Recycling Was Green? It Makes Microplastics By the Ton===== | =====Who Said Recycling Was Green? It Makes Microplastics By the Ton===== | ||
[https://insideclimatenews.org/news/16052023/recycling-plastic-microplastics-waste/ by James Bruggers 16/5/23 Inside Climate News] | [https://insideclimatenews.org/news/16052023/recycling-plastic-microplastics-waste/ by James Bruggers 16/5/23 Inside Climate 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.
