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...
That’s probably why ingesting high levels of microplastics is associated with severe inflammation and other immune system responses like allergic reactions. (14) Research suggests they impact the immune system in other ways, too, but altering the gut microbiome and harming other human immune cells ...
Because plastics and microplastics have such an extensive lifespan, they can outlive multiple generations of people and animals while harming the humans and animals living in the present day. Microplastics as an Ecosystem Threat Because microplastics cause an array of health and safety issues for coun...
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, ...
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 ...
“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 ...
“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 help fight ficti...
endangering marine animals who end up eating them and eventually trickling into the food chain and harming human health too. Microplastics had been found in more than 114 aquatic species in 2018, according to theInternational Maritime Organization, and they have been found in salt, lettuce, apples...
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...
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