- Microplastic pollution contaminates soil across Switzerland, even in remote mountains, new research reveals. The scientists said the problem could be worse in other nations with poorer waste management and that research was urgently needed to see if microplastics get into food. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/27/the-hills-are-alive-with-the-signs-of-plastic-even-swiss-mountains-are-polluted 23 comments worldnews
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- People eat at least 50,000 plastic particles a year, study finds | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/05/people-eat-at-least-50000-plastic-particles-a-year-study-finds 2898 comments
- Plastic pollution discovered at deepest point of ocean | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/dec/20/plastic-pollution-mariana-trench-deepest-point-ocean 1619 comments
- Microplastic pollution in oceans vastly underestimated – study | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/may/22/microplastic-pollution-in-oceans-vastly-underestimated-study 454 comments
- ‘Disastrous’ plastic use in farming threatens food safety – UN | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/07/disastrous-plastic-use-in-farming-threatens-food-safety-un 275 comments
- Revealed: microplastic pollution is raining down on city dwellers | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/27/revealed-microplastic-pollution-is-raining-down-on-city-dwellers 271 comments
- Microplastic particles now discoverable in human organs | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/aug/17/microplastic-particles-discovered-in-human-organs 263 comments
- US and UK citizens are world’s biggest sources of plastic waste – study | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/30/us-and-uk-citizens-are-worlds-biggest-sources-of-plastic-waste-study 259 comments
- EU proposes ban on 90% of microplastic pollutants | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/30/eu-european-union-proposes-microplastics-ban-plastic-pollution 244 comments
- India will abolish all single-use plastic by 2022, vows Narendra Modi | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jun/05/india-will-abolish-all-single-use-plastic-by-2022-vows-narendra-modi 242 comments
- Microplastic pollution revealed ‘absolutely everywhere’ by new research | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/07/microplastic-pollution-revealed-absolutely-everywhere-by-new-research 213 comments
- Microplastics can spread via flying insects, research shows | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/19/microplastics-can-spread-via-flying-insects-research-shows 109 comments
- Car tyres are major source of ocean microplastics – study | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/14/car-tyres-are-major-source-of-ocean-microplastics-study 93 comments
- Alarm as study shows how microplastics are blown across the world | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/15/winds-can-carry-microplastics-anywhere-and-everywhere 55 comments
- Bottle-fed babies swallow millions of microplastics a day, study finds | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/19/bottle-fed-babies-swallow-millions-microplastics-day-study 28 comments
- Microplastic pollution found near summit of Mount Everest | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/20/microplastic-pollution-found-near-summit-of-mount-everest 17 comments
- India will abolish all single-use plastic by 2022, vows Narendra Modi | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jun/05/india-will-abolish-all-single-use-plastic-by-2022-vows-narendra-modi?cmp=fb_gu 15 comments
- Researchers race to make bioplastics from straw and food waste | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jul/05/researchers-race-to-make-bioplastics-from-straw-and-food-waste 15 comments
- Milk? Sugar? Microplastics? Some tea bags found to shed billions of particles | Tea | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/food/2019/sep/27/milk-sugar-microplastics-some-tea-bags-found-to-shed-billions-of-particles?amp%3Bcmp=twt_gu&%3Butm_medium=&%3Butm_source=twitter#echobox=1569559055 8 comments
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- Sea salt around the world is contaminated by plastic, studies show | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/sep/08/sea-salt-around-world-contaminated-by-plastic-studies 2973 comments
- Plastic fibres found in tap water around the world, study reveals | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/sep/06/plastic-fibres-found-tap-water-around-world-study-reveals 196 comments
- Record levels of plastic discovered in Arctic sea ice | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/24/record-levels-of-plastic-discovered-in-arctic-sea-ice 34 comments
- Microplastic pollution in oceans is far worse than feared, say scientists | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/mar/12/microplastic-pollution-in-oceans-is-far-greater-than-thought-say-scientists 27 comments
- WHO launches health review after microplastics found in 90% of bottled water | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/mar/15/microplastics-found-in-more-than-90-of-bottled-water-study-says 6 comments
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