'Alarming' microplastic pollution in Europe's great rivers

Plant leaves can absorb, accumulate airborne microplastics

A joint study led by Chinese scientists has demonstrated that plant leaves can absorb and accumulate airborne microplastics, revealing a direct pathway for these pollutants to enter the food chain and human bodies.The study, published online on Wednesday

Researchers sound alarm on health impacts of new widespread threat: 'Patterns in the data'

New research underscores the threat of microplastic pollution to human health. According to a report shared by News Medical, there is evidence that these toxic plastic particles have an impact on noncommunicable diseases. What's happening? Research scientists at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio analyzed 154 different socioeconomic and environmental factors that influence cardiovascular health as well as the risk of chronic, noncommunicabl…

Paris. Microplastics have spread across Europe’s major rivers, according to 14 studies published simultaneously in the journal Environmental Science and Pollution Research.

More and more, microplastics are collecting in human brains

Our brains are increasingly plastic, a new study finds. Researchers have just pored over samples of brain tissue collected over 25 years. Surprisingly high levels of tiny plastic shards litter our noggins, they find. And recent samples had more microplastics, on average, than did older ones. Super-small plastic bits have shown up in earlier studies. They’ve been littering our lungs, intestines, blood and liver. But levels found in the brain are …

Microplastics found in 99% of sea turtles' internal organ tissue

A new study finds microplastics in nearly every organ of stranded sea turtles, including their reproductive systems.

A recent study examined the process that causes the formation of harmful micro- and nanoplastics, which are found almost everywhere in the environment and in the human body.