What are microplastics and where do they come from? Microplastics are defined as particles of plastics that range from just one micrometer across, which is around 1/100th the width of a human hair, to as big as five millimetres. They are either manufactured for a specific use, such as mi...
What the fluff is this? - Gammarus pulex prefer food sources without plastic microfibersAmphipodaMicrofibresMicroplasticsPollutionInvestigations into the impact of micro plastics (MP) and microfibers (MFs) upon the freshwater aquatic environment are still in their infancy despite our growing awareness ...
Microplastics can come from a variety of sources including larger plastic pieces that have broken apart, resin pellets used for plastic manufacturing, or in the form of microbeads, which are small, manufactured plastic beads used in health and beauty products. As an emerging field of research, no...
By comparison, a sphere with a diameter of one nanometre is as small relative to a softball as a softball is to the Earth. Sources of microplastics range from the microbeads used in cosmetic and personal care products to lentil-sized plastic p...
Researchers offer advice about new evidence showing the human brain has alarmingly higher concentrations of microplastics than other organs Author of the article:By Sharon Kirkey Published Mar 04, 2025Last updated Mar 04, 2025 6 minute read Join the conversation Switching from bottled water for tap...
According to the research, anywhere between 9,000 and 32,000 tonnes of microplastics end up in our waterways each year, outstripping the larger sources by some distance. This unacceptable level of pollution is caused primarily by four different causes, which are as follows:...
Microplastics arise from multiple sources, including tires, textiles, cosmetics, paint, and the fragm...
Sources: Microplastics Detected Infiltrating Human Brains For The First Time— Science Alert Bioaccumulation of Microplastics in Decedent Human Brains Assessed by Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry— National Institutes of Health Americans May Be Ingesting Thousands of Microplastics Every Year— Smit...
"Data from our oceanic survey suggests that plastic from both intra- and extra-gyral sources becomes concentrated in the center of the gyre, in much the same fashion that Sargassum does [7]." In 2001 Captain Charles Moore published his discovery of an accumulation of microplastics in the ...
While the use of plastic materials has generated huge societal benefits, the ‘plastic age’ comes with downsides: One issue of emerging concern is the accumulation of plastics in the aquatic environment. Here, so-called microplastics (MP), fragments smaller than 5 mm, are of special concern be...