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=====Nearly Every Brand of Bottled Water Contains Microplastics===== | |||
[https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/nearly-every-brand-of-bottled-water-contains-microplastics/ by Samia Bouzid 16/3/18 PBS] | |||
With the Flint lead crisis still fresh in our memories and contaminated tap water detected across the country , bottled water may seem like an appealing alternative. But a recent study of bottled water , conducted by the journalism organization Orb Media, found that almost every major brand of bottled water is contaminated with particles of plastic. | |||
=====Microplastics and pesticides aiding death of sea stars in Washington state – study===== | =====Microplastics and pesticides aiding death of sea stars in Washington state – study===== | ||
[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/26/microplastics-pesticides-sea-stars-washington-state by Tom Perkins 26/3/25 The Guardian] | [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/26/microplastics-pesticides-sea-stars-washington-state by Tom Perkins 26/3/25 The Guardian] | ||
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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.
