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The new study, published Monday in the journal JAMA Network Open, found microplastics in the olfactory bulbs of eight of 15 cadavers that ranged in size from 5.5 micrometers, or 0.000217 of an ...
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. Microplastics, defined as plastic fragments smaller than 5 mm, and even smaller particles such as ...
Concerns have grown since the National Institutes of Health published a study in May finding that, on average, 91 brain samples contained roughly 10 to 20 times more than other organs (e.g., the ...
September 11, 2024 at 4:30 AM. COVID pandemic restrictions had 'alarming' impact on teenagers’ brains, new study finds. The pandemic’s negative effects on kids and teens — academically ...
Plastic pollution is the accumulation of plastic objects and particles (e.g. plastic bottles, bags and microbeads) in the Earth's environment that adversely affects humans, wildlife and their habitat. [1][2] Plastics that act as pollutants are categorized by size into micro-, meso-, or macro debris. [3] Plastics are inexpensive and durable ...
A study estimated that about one particle per liter of microplastics are being released back into the environment, with a removal efficiency of about 99.9%. [98] [101] [102] A 2016 study showed that most microplastics are actually removed during the primary treatment stage where solid skimming and sludge settling are used. [98]
"To my knowledge, this is the first report to link microplastics with human disease," said Landrigan, who was not involved in the study but wrote an accompanying essay urging the global community ...
The plastisphere is a human-made ecosystem consisting of organisms able to live on plastic waste. Plastic marine debris, most notably microplastics, accumulates in aquatic environments and serves as a habitat for various types of microorganisms, including bacteria and fungi. [1][2] As of 2022, an estimated 51 trillion microplastics are floating ...