The damage caused by microplastics to marine and aquatic organisms has been widely reported, but their threat to the human body has not been clearly identified. But evidence is being accumulated, and although the science on the topic is young, it is possible that the human brain is susceptible...
“After witnessing an unexplained increase in the attacks against plastic in recent years and having no prepared rebuttals to those random claims about how plastics are harming the environment, it has been very enlightening to recognize that someone has the data to h...
The team didn’t investigate whether these particles were harming the dolphins, but previous research suggests they could be. Is cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch worth the effort? Efforts are underway to tidy up the ocean's biggest plastic hotspot. But this cleanup operation ...
MPs leak chemical additives and pollutants into their environment. Many polymers use phthalates to promote flexibility. These plasticizers can leach from MPs into the environment, harming aquatic and terrestrial species. Stabilizers and antioxidants used to preserve plastics from degradation can move from ...
Plastic has become indispensable for human life. When plastic debris is discarded into waterways, these items can interact with organisms. Of particular concern are microscopic plastic particles (microplastics) which are subject to ingestion by several t
Straws: Although they seem harmless, plastic straws are putting a huge strain on the environment and harming many animals and creatures in the process. Use reusable straws. Plastic Wrap: Plastic wrap is very difficult to recycle and usually ends up in landfills. As an alternative use beeswax wr...
of the western Arctic. “In the eastern Arctic, we found three times more microplastics, which supports the notion that we have more microplastics coming in from the Atlantic side, rather than the Pacific side,” says team member Anna Posacka at Ocean Wise, a marine conservation organisati...
Measuring between 0.001 and 5 millimeters, microplastics are small enough to infiltrate ecosystems, harming life by entering the food chain. They are produced deliberately as microplastics for various products, or, they are indirectly created as larger plastic products break down. For a long time, ...
Research suggests they impact the immune system in other ways, too, but altering the gut microbiome and harming other human immune cells like neutrophils. (15) (16) Microplastics Can Cross Our Blood Brain Barrier Over a hundred years ago, a physician name Paul Ehrlich injected blue dye into ...
This type of oxidation process using Fenton’s reagent is rapid and the organic compounds are broken down without harming the MPs (Tagg et al., 2017) and also under recommendation of United States NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) for the analysis of MPs (Masura et al.,...