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Indoor air contains thousands of microplastics small enough to penetrate deep into our lungs, study finds
Thousands of microscopic plastics in the air of homes, offices and cars may be endangering our health, according to a new ...
Humans may be inhaling 100 times more microplastics than previously assumed, scientists warn
Humans are likely inhaling far greater amounts of lung-penetrating microplastics than previously assumed, scientists are ...
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These Kitchen Items Are Hiding Millions of Microplastics. Here's What to Swap Them Out For
Plastic cookware is common in many kitchens, but there are alternatives. Products like stainless steel skillets, frying pans ...
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We Might Be Ingesting Thousands of Lung-Penetrating Microplastics Daily in Our Homes and Cars — 100x More Than Previously Estimated
There’s no escaping plastic. It’s in the oceans, in Arctic snow, and now, more alarmingly than ever, in the very air we ...
Scientists tested their homes and cars. They were inhaling 68,000 microplastics every day
The researchers said their results show tiny microplastic particles at 100-times greater levels than previously thought.
Measurements suggest we inhale 68,000 lung-penetrating microplastics daily in our homes and cars
New measurements of fine microplastic particles suspended in the air in homes and cars suggest that humans may be inhaling far greater amounts of lung-penetrating microplastics than previously thought ...
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Daily Inhalation of 68,000 Microplastics: New Study
New measurements of fine microplastic particles suspended in the air in homes and cars suggest that humans may be inhaling far greater amounts of ...
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Microplastics found in human body parts, raising health concerns
Microplastics found in food, clothes, and even our bodies raise concerns about health and environmental effects. Learn how to ...
I’m a microplastics researcher. Here’s how I limit the plastic in my life.
Microplastics are really small pieces of plastic — less than five millimeters long on one side or about the size of a pencil eraser. That means some of them are visible to the naked eye, but others ...
Orlando Bloom tried to ‘clean’ his blood to get rid of microplastics – here’s what the science says
Microplastics in your blood? Orlando Bloom thinks so. Here’s what the science says about detox, dialysis and whether ...
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New IAEA Project Targets Microplastics in Seafood
A new four-year IAEA coordinated research project (CRP) will address microplastic pollution in seafood, and the findings will help improve global microplastic monitoring and enhance understanding of ...