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As evidence emerges describing the accumulation of small plastic particles in various organs and tissues of the body, a much deeper understanding of the effects of these particles on human health is urgently needed.
POISON Like No Other: How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet & Our Bodies, A (Book)POISONSMICROPLASTICSPLASTIC marine debrisEARTH (Planet)POISONINGENVIRONMENTAL degradationOn opening the first page you will see that the author, Matt Simon, has dedicated his book to planet Ea...
Once in our bodies, microplastics are recognized as foreign particles, says Martin Wagner, a biologist and environmental toxicologist at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. They provoke an inflammatory immune system response designed to get rid of them, just as the body would fight ...
Matt Simon(@mrmattsimon) is a science writer atWiredmagazine and the author ofA Poison Like No Other: How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet and Our Bodies. What We Discuss with Matt Simon: Microplastics contain a cocktail of toxic chemicals, many of which are linked to diseases like diabetes...
There is evidence, at least in animals, that microplastics can cross the hardy membrane protecting the brain from many foreign bodies that get into the bloodstream.” When microplastics enter the brain they induce oxidative stress, inhibit the function of an enzyme called acetylcholinesterase, “alter...
How do nitrates get into pool water? How do nitrates turn back into nitrogen gas? How is runoff harmful to marine organisms? What causes high nitrates in a fish tank? How harmful are phytoplankton blooms? How are microplastics harmful to marine life?
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It can take as little as 10 minutes, and you’ll be part of a growing effort to save our marine environments from microplastics.
Plastic is everywhere, including, it seems, in our own bodies. Should we be worried? In March, a group of Italian scientists publisheda studyon people undergoing surgery for clogged arteries. More than half of the 257 patients examined had microplastics — tiny particles of plastic — in the...