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  2. Microplastics - Wikipedia

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    The term microplastics is used to differentiate from larger, non-microscopic plastic waste. Two classifications of microplastics are currently recognized. Primary microplastics include any plastic fragments or particles that are already 5.0 mm in size or less before entering the environment.

  3. Microplastics and human health - Wikipedia

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    Microplastics effects on human health are of growing concern and an area of research. The tiny particles known as microplastics (MPs), have been found in various environmental and biological matrices, including air, water, food, and human tissues.

  4. Microplastics Are in All of Us. Just How Bad Is That, Really?

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    Science & Tech. Sports. Weather. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ... Microplastics have been detected in fruits and vegetables, plastic water bottles, the air, cosmetics, and household ...

  5. Plastic - Wikipedia

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    The term microplastics is used to differentiate from larger, non-microscopic plastic waste. Two classifications of microplastics are currently recognized. Primary microplastics include any plastic fragments or particles that are already 5.0 mm in size or less before entering the environment.

  6. Brain tissue may contain higher amounts of microplastics than ...

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    The brain may contain higher -- and more significant -- amounts of microplastics than other organs in the body, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of New Mexico Health ...

  7. Microplastics are everywhere, but are they harming us? - AOL

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    Microplastics have been found in the ocean and the air, in our food and water. Dr. Marya Zlatnik, a San Francisco-based obstetrician who has studied environmental toxins and pregnancy, has seen ...

  8. Plastisphere - Wikipedia

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    However, as plastic is broken down into smaller pieces and eventually microplastics, there is a higher likelihood that it will be consumed by plankton and enter into the food chain. [58] As plankton are eaten by larger organisms, the plastic may eventually cause there to be bioaccumulation in fish and other marine species eaten by humans. [58]

  9. Plastic pollution - Wikipedia

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    Microplastics in the soil are a risk not only to soil biodiversity but also food safety and human health. Soil biodiversity is important for plant growth in agricultural industries. Agricultural activities such as plastic mulching and application of municipal wastes contribute to the microplastic pollution in the soil.