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Microplastics
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Dolphins breathe in microplastics and it could be damaging their lungs
A wild bottlenose dolphin having a health assessment Todd Speakman/National Marine Mammal Foundation, MMPA/ESA Permit No. 18786-03 and…
How much should we worry about the health effects of microplastics?
There are small pieces of plastic in the food we eat and air we breathe SIVStockStudio/Shutterstock It seems…
Common Household Cleaning Product Found To Release Trillions of Microplastic Fibers
Research reveals that melamine sponges, commonly used for cleaning, release over a trillion microplastic fibers globally each month…
The incredible new tech that can recycle all plastics, forever
Satakorn Sukontakajonkul/Alamy I spend an inordinate amount of time in my kitchen scrutinising pieces of plastic, trying to…
Microplastics linked to a greater risk of heart attack and stroke
Microplastic particles have been linked to heart disease Vitalii Rud/iStockphoto/Getty Images People with artery plaques containing microplastics are…
Want Fewer Microplastics in Your Tap Water? Try This Simple Tip
Boiling and filtering tap water rich in calcium can remove nearly 90% of nano- and microplastics, offering a…
Boiling tap water can remove 80 per cent of the microplastics in it
Most of the microplastics in tap water can be removed by boiling it Yuriy Nedopekin/Alamy Boiling tap water…