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=====What scientists have learned from 20 years of microplastics research===== | |||
[https://grist.org/science/20-years-microplastics-research-pollution-health-environment/ by | |||
Joseph Winters 20/9/24 Grist] | |||
Twenty years ago, a team of U.K. scientists sounded the alarm on a then-underappreciated problem: the breakdown of plastic litter into small, even microscopic, fragments. While many previous reports had documented the buildup of plastic bottles and bags in the natural environment, much less attention had been paid to what the scientists dubbed “microplastics.” | |||
=====Microplastics and pollution combine to become much more toxic: Study===== | =====Microplastics and pollution combine to become much more toxic: Study===== | ||
[https://www.ehn.org/are-microplastics-toxic by Krystal Vasquez 18/4/22 EHN] | [https://www.ehn.org/are-microplastics-toxic by Krystal Vasquez 18/4/22 EHN] | ||
