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Here's How Microplastics Affect Your Health Overtime
In this article, we discuss how microplastics can affect your health over time.
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Mealworms Can Eat Plastic, But Study Shows Limited Impact on Pollution Crisis
Research published in Biology Letters has examined the ability of mealworms to break down plastics, including disposable face masks. According to the study, it takes 100 mealworms about 138 days to consume a single polypropylene mask. The findings indicate that while insects like mealworms can eat and degrade plastics, their slow consumption rate m...
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Microplastics Could Be Changing Earth’s Climate, Reveals New Study
A Penn State University study published in Environmental Science & Technology: Air reveals that airborne microplastics may influence the climate by affecting cloud structures and weather patterns. The study found that microplastics act as ice nucleating agents in clouds, potentially altering precipitation. Professor Miriam Freedman highlights the n...
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Microplastics In Clouds Might Be Affecting Our Environment. Scientists Are Worried
Microplastics, the tiny pieces of plastic smaller than 5 millimetres have been spotted in nearly every nook and cranny of our planet.
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Did You Know, Dolphins Are Exhaling Microplastic Fibers?
The study found the microplastic particles exhaled by bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) are similar in chemical composition to those identified in human lungs.
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Plastics In Lungs, Hearts, And Brains Of Newborns: New Research Uncovers Alarming Truth
Researchers warn of potential long-term health effects, raising concerns about environmental microplastics and their impact on maternal and fetal health.
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Only A Third Of Europe's Surface Water In Good Health: Environment Agency
Pollution, habitat degradation, climate change and over-use of freshwater resources are putting a strain on Europe, the European Environment Agency warned.
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Microplastics In Human Urinary Tract Highlight Urgent Water Safety Issues: Study
Led by Bond University researchers, the review analyzed 18 studies, confirming the presence of microplastics and nanoplastics in 54% of urine samples, 70% of kidney samples, and 68% of bladder cancer cases.
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New Research Shows Microplastics Have Now Reached Our Brains
Plastic is in our clothes, cars, mobile phones, water bottles and food containers. But recent research adds to growing concerns about the impact of tiny plastic fragments on our health.
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Microplastics Invade Human Brains, Researchers Call For Global Emergency
The global use of plastic has led to severe environmental contamination, with microplastics now found in air, water, soil, food, and human organs, including the brain.
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Food Authority To Analyse And Detect Microplastic Contamination In Indian Food Products
The Food Authority of India said it is committed to ensuring that Indian consumers have access to safe and healthy food.
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Microplastics Present In All Indian Salt And Sugar Brands, Study Reveals
Iodised salt was found to contain the highest levels of microplastics, while organic rock salt had the lowest concentration.
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Can Boiling Water Make It Safer? Study Shows It's Effective Against Microplastics
Boiling and filtering your water before drinking might be the simple hack you need to cut down on microplastics, researchers reveal.
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Drinking Water From Plastic Bottles Can Increase Blood Pressure, Says Study
The new study has been carried out by the Department of Medicine at Danube Private University in Austria. The team of researchers there a group of participants fluid that was not in a plastic bottle and found that their blood pressure decreases signi
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Celebrity Nutritionist Asks Swiggy And Zomato To Stop Using Plastic Containers, Zomato Responds
Zomato food delivery app: Luke Coutinho is a celebrity integrative lifestyle expert who recently wrote an open request to food delivery platforms Zomato and Swiggy to use safer materials for packaging foods as toxins from plastic may harm consumer's
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Here's How Microplastics Affect Your Health Overtime
In this article, we discuss how microplastics can affect your health over time.
-
Mealworms Can Eat Plastic, But Study Shows Limited Impact on Pollution Crisis
Research published in Biology Letters has examined the ability of mealworms to break down plastics, including disposable face masks. According to the study, it takes 100 mealworms about 138 days to consume a single polypropylene mask. The findings indicate that while insects like mealworms can eat and degrade plastics, their slow consumption rate m...
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Microplastics Could Be Changing Earth’s Climate, Reveals New Study
A Penn State University study published in Environmental Science & Technology: Air reveals that airborne microplastics may influence the climate by affecting cloud structures and weather patterns. The study found that microplastics act as ice nucleating agents in clouds, potentially altering precipitation. Professor Miriam Freedman highlights the n...
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Microplastics In Clouds Might Be Affecting Our Environment. Scientists Are Worried
Microplastics, the tiny pieces of plastic smaller than 5 millimetres have been spotted in nearly every nook and cranny of our planet.
-
Did You Know, Dolphins Are Exhaling Microplastic Fibers?
The study found the microplastic particles exhaled by bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) are similar in chemical composition to those identified in human lungs.
-
Plastics In Lungs, Hearts, And Brains Of Newborns: New Research Uncovers Alarming Truth
Researchers warn of potential long-term health effects, raising concerns about environmental microplastics and their impact on maternal and fetal health.
-
Only A Third Of Europe's Surface Water In Good Health: Environment Agency
Pollution, habitat degradation, climate change and over-use of freshwater resources are putting a strain on Europe, the European Environment Agency warned.
-
Microplastics In Human Urinary Tract Highlight Urgent Water Safety Issues: Study
Led by Bond University researchers, the review analyzed 18 studies, confirming the presence of microplastics and nanoplastics in 54% of urine samples, 70% of kidney samples, and 68% of bladder cancer cases.
-
New Research Shows Microplastics Have Now Reached Our Brains
Plastic is in our clothes, cars, mobile phones, water bottles and food containers. But recent research adds to growing concerns about the impact of tiny plastic fragments on our health.
-
Microplastics Invade Human Brains, Researchers Call For Global Emergency
The global use of plastic has led to severe environmental contamination, with microplastics now found in air, water, soil, food, and human organs, including the brain.
-
Food Authority To Analyse And Detect Microplastic Contamination In Indian Food Products
The Food Authority of India said it is committed to ensuring that Indian consumers have access to safe and healthy food.
-
Microplastics Present In All Indian Salt And Sugar Brands, Study Reveals
Iodised salt was found to contain the highest levels of microplastics, while organic rock salt had the lowest concentration.
-
Can Boiling Water Make It Safer? Study Shows It's Effective Against Microplastics
Boiling and filtering your water before drinking might be the simple hack you need to cut down on microplastics, researchers reveal.
-
Drinking Water From Plastic Bottles Can Increase Blood Pressure, Says Study
The new study has been carried out by the Department of Medicine at Danube Private University in Austria. The team of researchers there a group of participants fluid that was not in a plastic bottle and found that their blood pressure decreases signi
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Celebrity Nutritionist Asks Swiggy And Zomato To Stop Using Plastic Containers, Zomato Responds
Zomato food delivery app: Luke Coutinho is a celebrity integrative lifestyle expert who recently wrote an open request to food delivery platforms Zomato and Swiggy to use safer materials for packaging foods as toxins from plastic may harm consumer's
