Our brains are filling with more and more microplastics, study shows
A new study shows that microplastics are making their way into our brains, and that their concentrations are rising.
While plastic dominates human consumption, the global economy will remain hooked on fossil fuels
In early December 2024, hopes for a landmark global treaty to curb plastic pollution were dashed as negotiations in South ...
As global plastic production grows, so does the concentration of microplastics in our brains
They found that the concentrations of particles in kidney and liver samples were comparable, with an average of 433 ...
You might have a spoon's worth of microplastics - in your brain.
New study shows plastic accumulates in the brain, as well as other body parts. Scientists don't know what impact it has if any.
Alarming levels of microplastics found in human brains
A new study finds that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate at higher levels in the brain than in the liver and kidney.
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Human brain samples contained a spoon’s worth of nanoplastics, study says
Cognitively normal human brain samples collected at autopsy in early 2024 contained more tiny shards of plastic than samples ...
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A new fight is coming over plastic bags
When Oregon banned retailers and restaurants from giving out plastic, single-use checkout bags in 2019, environmental groups hailed it as a big step forward in the fight against plastic waste.
Scenic loch becomes magnet for Scotland's plastic waste
At the head of beautiful Loch Long in Argyll sits one of Scotland's biggest plastic problems. A combination of prevailing ...
‘Plastics are awesome’: Inside the Energy Department’s partnership with the plastics industry
This story was originally published by Grist with the headline ‘Plastics are awesome’: Inside the Energy Department’s ...
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Underwater citizen science reveals the specter of ghost fishing in Thailand
Marine biologists diving in the Gulf of Thailand were thrilled in 2023 to rediscover several colonies of a rare type of ocean ...
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Microplastics common in salmon, other PNW seafood
It’s one of nature’s healthiest wild foods, the backbone of a major industry in the Pacific Northwest and deeply embedded in the diets and cultures of Indigenous people in the region.
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The Blueprint for Credible Action on Plastic Pollution: Three Essential Ingredients for a Robust Polypropylene Recycling Supply Chain
Ocean County's Northern Recycling Center, one of 60 Polypropylene Recycling Coalition grantees across the country, is now on track to recycle at least 26 times the amount of polypropylene it did in ...