microplastics
The Serious Health Risks of a Polluted Ocean
Plastic waste in Manila Bay (Daniel Muller / Greenpeace) By The Conversation 02-08-2021 12:52:00 [By Jacqueline McGlade and Philip Landrigan] Ocean pollution is widespread, worsening, and poses a clear and present danger to human health and wellbeing. But the …
Microplastics: Seeking the ‘plastic score’ of the food on our plates
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Plastic from Almaciga Beach, on the north coast of the Canary Island of Tenerife Microplastics are found everywhere on Earth, yet we know surprisingly little about what risks they pose to living things. Scientists are now racing to investigate some of the big unanswered questions. Daniella Hodgson is digging …
Microplastics: Premium teabags leak billions of particles – study
Image copyright Getty Creative Stock Some premium tea bags might be leaving billions of microscopic plastic particles in your cup, new research suggests. Canadian researchers found that some plastic tea bags shed high levels of microplastics into water. Microplastics have widely been found in the environment, in tap and bottled waters, and in some foods. …
Evidence suggests microplastics in water pose ‘minimal health risk’
Image copyright AFP Image caption Microplastics have been found in rivers, lakes, drinking water supplies and bottled water Microplastics in drinking water do not appear to pose a health risk at current levels, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In its first report on the issue, the WHO found that larger particles, and most …
