Exposure to microplastics has been linked to lung and colon cancer in a major scientific review led by a Sydney expert who screened 3000 studies to draw conclusions into the health effects of the tiny, ubiquitous pollutants.



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Minute plastic air particles may be causing respiratory and other illnesses

A major review led by a Sydney expert has sounded the alarm on the health effects of the tiny, ubiquitous pollutant.

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Sydney Morning Herald

Nine Entertainment Co.

Sydney

New South Wales

Australia

‘One of the great human crises’: Warning after microplastics linked to lung, colon cancer

After reviewing 3,000 studies, researchers from UC San Francisco identified daily occurrences that may be fueling infertility, colon cancer and respiratory illnesses.

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New York Post

Murdoch family

New York

The hidden danger in the air that can cause infertility, colon cancer and lung problems

New research published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Science and Technology offers evidence that microplastics are harming human health.

The Washington Post

Jeff Bezos

What we just found out about the possible tie between microplastics and cancer

Exposure to microplastics is linked to lung and colon cancer, a major scientific review led by a Sydney expert has found, sifting through 3000 studies to conclude the tiny but ubiquitous pollutants can affect health.

悉尼一位專家領導的一項重大科研審查發現，接觸微塑料與肺癌和結腸癌有關。該專家篩選了3000項研究，得出了這種微小、而又無處不在的污染物會影響健康的結論。

悉尼專家發現微塑料與癌有關 人類面臨危機 | 微塑料污染 | 肺癌

大纪元 Epoch Times

Falun Gong

Sydney experts found that microplastics are related to cancer Humanity is facing a crisis

Plastic particles are found in our organs, blood and even semen. But do they stay in us forever? What damage are they doing? Here are six questions scientists are trying to answer.

National Public Radio, Inc

Washington

District of Columbia

Scientists know our bodies are full of microplastics. What are they doing to us?

Researchers examined thousands of studies, largely in mice, at a time when many scientists suspect microplastics may be linked to some recently growing diseases.

Star Tribune

Glen Taylor

Minneapolis

Hennepin County

Minnesota

What a large study-of-studies found out about the possible tie between microplastics and cancer

Tires and degrading garbage shed tiny pieces of plastic into the air, creating a form of air pollution that UC San Francisco researchers suspect may be causing respiratory and other illnesses.

Medical Xpress

Microplastics in the air may be leading to lung and colon cancers

A review of 3,000 studies also suggests these minute plastic air particles may be causing male and female infertility.

Ian Birkby

Tires and degrading garbage shed tiny pieces of plastic into the air, creating a form of air pollution that researchers suspect may be causing respiratory and other illnesses.

Science Daily

Daniel Hogan

Microplastics, found in everything from our drink bottles to clothes, have been linked to colon and lung cancer, an international study has shown.Microplastics are plastics smaller than five millimetres, which are small enough to make their way to the bloodstream or be ingested unknowingly.They are found in everything, including plastic containers, drink bottles, clothes and microfibres shed from car tyres.READ MORE: Man scales crane at construc…

Study Links Airborne Microplastics to Increased Risk of Lung and Colon Cancers

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