While previous research found microplastic in human lungs, intestines, liver, blood, testicles and even semen, the protective blood-brain barrier was thought to keep the potentially toxic ...

Microplastic pollution could more than double by 2040, meaning that regulations are critically needed, according to a new paper in the journal Science. In this review of more than 20 years of ...

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VANCOUVER - When food safety researcher Tianxi Yang became a mother, she wondered how much microplastic her son would ingest when drinking milk out of widely available plastic containers.

The claim we all swallow 5.5 grams of microplastic each week – the same as the weight of a credit card – has been repeated by charities, newspapers and the World Economic Forum. But when you ...

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A shocking amount plastic has found its way into our brains, research finds. In a new paper, scientists report that brain samples taken from cadavers had an average of 0.48% of their weight made ...

Micro- and nanoplastics are in our food, water and the air we breathe. They are showing up in our bodies, from testicles to brain matter. Now, University of British Columbia researchers have ...

Testing for levels of microplastic contamination in marine plankton aims to help develop new ways to assess and manage the rising global pollution problem, Flinders University experts say.

the evolution of plastic pods in our kitchens and what she would like to see change in how the U.S. addresses its microplastic dependency. She also spoke a bit about her founder journey and how ...