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=====Controlled-release fertilizers can spread microplastics on US cropland – study===== | |||
[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/11/fertilizers-microplastics-us-cropland by Tom Perkins 11/3/25 The Guardian] | |||
Fertilizers that shed microplastics are increasingly spreading on America’s cropland, research shows, raising new worry about the soil contamination and safety of the US food supply. | |||
=====Laundry is a top source of microplastic pollution. Here’s how to clean your clothes more sustainably===== | =====Laundry is a top source of microplastic pollution. Here’s how to clean your clothes more sustainably===== | ||
[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/laundry-is-a-top-source-of-microplastic-pollution-heres-how-to-clean-your-clothes-more-sustainably by Judith Weis 13/1/24 PBS News] | [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/laundry-is-a-top-source-of-microplastic-pollution-heres-how-to-clean-your-clothes-more-sustainably by Judith Weis 13/1/24 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.
