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‘A bombshell’: doubt cast on discovery of microplastics throughout human body
Exclusive: Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a ‘joke’
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‘A bombshell’: doubt cast on discovery of microplastics throughout human body
Exclusive: Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a ‘joke’
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Levels of microplastics in human brains may be rapidly rising, study suggests
Research looking at tissue from postmortems between 1997 and 2024 finds upward trend in contamination
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The Lab Racing to Find Out What Microplastics Are Doing to Our Bodies
Inside a New Mexico lab, researchers estimate there is five bottle caps worth of plastic in human brains. Now they are trying to find out its effects.
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UNM Researchers Find Alarmingly High Levels of Microplastics in Human Brains – and Concentrations are Growing Over Time
University of New Mexico Health Sciences researchers have detected microplastics in human brains at much higher concentrations than in other organs – and the plastic accumulation appears to be growing...
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Microplastics linked to lung and colon cancer, study says
The tiny plastics are found in everything, including plastic containers, drink bottles, clothes and microf...
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Microplastic hotspots mapped across the Southern Ocean reveal areas of potential ecological impact - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Microplastic hotspots mapped across the Southern Ocean reveal areas of potential ecological impact
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Microplastics hinder plant photosynthesis, study finds, threatening millions with starvation
Researchers say problem could increase number of people at risk of starvation by 400m in next two decades
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Microplastics hinder plant photosynthesis, study finds, threatening millions with starvation
Researchers say problem could increase number of people at risk of starvation by 400m in next two decades
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National Human Rights Action Plan of China (2026-2030) | Andres Del Castillo
💥 For the first time China's Human Rights National Action Plan includes #Microplastics as a human rights issue. "The 🇨🇳 government will 1️⃣ Carry out comprehensive treatment of solid waste, advance ...
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