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Study links micro- and nanoplastics to Parkinson’s and dementia

February 11, 2024 by Captain Organic Planet

Nanoplastics interact with a particular protein that is naturally found in the brain, creating changes linked to Parkinson’s disease and some types of dementia. In a Duke-led study appearing Nov. 17 in Science Advances, the researchers report that the findings create a foundation for a new area of investigation, fueled by the timely impact of environmental […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: dementia, microplastics, nanoplastics, Parkinson's disease

Billions of nanoplastics released when microwaving baby food containers

July 22, 2023 by Captain Organic Planet

The fastest way to heat food and drink might also rank as the fastest route to ingesting massive quantities of minuscule plastic particles, says new research from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Experiments have shown that microwaving plastic baby food containers available on the shelves of U.S. stores can release huge numbers of plastic particles — […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: baby, Food, food containers, microplastics, microwave, nanoplastics

Microplastics found deep in the lungs of living humans for the first time

April 30, 2022 by Captain Organic Planet

A team of researchers from the University of Hull and Castle Hill Hospital, both in the U.K., has identified minute particles of plastic in lung tissue removed from live human patients, marking the first time such materials have been observed in living human patients. The group has published a paper describing their findings in the […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: lungs, microplastics, plastic

Microplastics can be harmful to farm crops

January 29, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

A Kansas State University crop physiologist has found that plastic products – which are well known to cause negative impacts on fish and other aquatic animals – also have an adverse effect on land-based organisms, such as farm crops. Mary Beth Kirkham, University Distinguished Professor in agronomy who specializes in the relationship between soil, plants […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: cadmium, farm, farm crops, fish, Food, microplastics, plastic, plastic waste

Highest levels of microplastics found in molluscs

December 25, 2020 by Captain Organic Planet

Mussels, oysters and scallops have the highest levels of microplastic contamination among seafood, a new study reveals. The research — led by researchers at Hull York Medical School and the University of Hull — looked at more than 50 studies between 2014 and 2020 to investigate the levels of microplastic contamination globally in fish and […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: fish, microplastics, mussels, oceans, oysters, plastic, scallops, seafood, shellfish

Micro- and nanoplastics detectable in human tissues

December 24, 2020 by Captain Organic Planet

Plastic pollution of land, water and air is a global problem. Even when plastic bags or water bottles break down to the point at which they are no longer an eyesore, tiny fragments can still contaminate the environment. Animals and humans can ingest the particles, with uncertain health consequences. Now, scientists report that they are […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: cancer, microplastic, microplastics, nanoparticles, nanoplastics, plastic

Plastic teabags release microscopic particles into tea

September 30, 2019 by Captain Organic Planet

Many people are trying to reduce their plastic use, but some tea manufacturers are moving in the opposite direction: replacing traditional paper teabags with plastic ones. Now, researchers reporting in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology have discovered that a soothing cup of the brewed beverage may come with a dose of micro- and nano-sized plastics shed from […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: microplastic, microplastics, plastic, tea, teabag

Microplastic contamination found in common source of groundwater

February 18, 2019 by Captain Organic Planet

Microplastics contaminate the world’s surface waters, yet scientists have only just begun to explore their presence in groundwater systems. A new study is the first to report microplastics in fractured limestone aquifers – a groundwater source that accounts for 25 percent of the global drinking water supply. The study identified microplastic fibers, along with a […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: aquifer, groundwater, microplastic, microplastics, plastic, rivers, streams, water

Microplastics discovered in human stools across the globe in ‘first study of its kind’

February 2, 2019 by Captain Organic Planet

Microplastics have been found in the human food chain as particles made of polypropylene (PP), polyethylene-terephthalate (PET) and others were detected in human stools, research presented today at the 26th UEG Week in Vienna reveals. Researchers from the Medical University of Vienna and the Environment Agency Austria monitored a group of participants from countries across the […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: disease, microplastics, plastic, pollution, stool, water

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