Microplastics

Microplastics

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Microplastics found in 5 local sugar brands

About 10.2 tonnes of microplastics could enter the bodies of the entire population of the country each year through sugar alone

Microplastics are tiny pieces of plastic less than 0.2 of an inch (5mm) in diameter - some so small that they're not even visible to the naked eye (file photo)

Microplastics found in human lungs for the first time

Study shows 80% of people have microplastics in blood

Study shows 80% of people have microplastics in blood

Microplastics cause damage to human cells in the laboratory. Photograph: David Kelly/Photograph David Kelly

Microplastics particles found in human blood for first time

Microplastic particles found in snow samples taken in Siberia are seen through a microscope at a laboratory in Tomsk, Russia March 17, 2021. Picture taken March 17, 2021. Siberian Microplastics centre of Tomsk State University (TSU)/Handout via REUTERS

Is it snowing microplastics in Siberia? Russia scientists take samples

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Microplastic contamination: Experts suggest more use of natural fibre in textiles

Plastics fed to babies

Plastics fed to babies

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Bottle-fed babies ingest ‘millions’ of microplastics: study

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14 million tonnes of microplastics on sea floor: Australian study

Southern Connecticut State University professor Vincent Breslin holds a sample of water that contains possible microplastics at the North Haven Water Treatment Plant on Universal Drive/UNB

UN: Don't worry about drinking microplastics in water