How do microplastics harm our health? Since the inception of plastics in the decade after World War II, their production has accelerated at a dizzying pace to more than 430 million tons a year. Roughly two-thirds of that is designed for short-term use (things like water bottles and snack ...
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Animals often mistake Styrofoam, such as packing peanuts, for food and ingest it, causing harm or death due to starvation, choking, or chemical buildup in the digestive system. This ingestion disrupts the food chain, poisoning everything along the way. When animals ingest Styrofoam, they cannot...
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, with sperm concentration dropping to approximately one seventh of its original value. This timing coincides with the development of plastics.” They note that while other factors are also likely playing a role, research indicates that plastic pollution can impact fertility in animals and humans....
According to GlobalData, the key packing materials used by Ireland’s businesses are rigid plastics, rigid metal, paper and board, glass, as well as flexible packaging4. Conventional flexible packaging materials like bubble wrap pose an environmental challenge. Traditional bubble wrap can take...
That’s why it’s important that we try to livesustainably.Issues likeoverfishing,water scarcity(when there’s not enough clean water to go around),andclimate changeare all affected by our lifestyle choices. Thankfully, there’s lots we can do to help. ...
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“If you don’t know exposure levels in the general population, it’s very hard to understand what those laboratory studies mean in terms of health,” says Wright. “I do believe we’re exposed to microplastic, I do believe there could be harm, but I’m not sure that I’ve seen the...