- Microplastic pollution is raining down on city dwellers, with research revealing that London has the highest levels yet recorded. The rate of microplastic deposition measured in London is 20 times higher than in Dongguan, China, seven times higher than in Paris https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/27/revealed-microplastic-pollution-is-raining-down-on-city-dwellers 217 comments science
- Microplastic pollution is raining down on city dwellers, with research revealing London has highest levels yet recorded. The rate of microplastic deposition measured in London is 20 times higher than in Dongguan, China, 7 times higher than in Paris and nearly 3 times higher than Hamburg, Germany. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/27/revealed-microplastic-pollution-is-raining-down-on-city-dwellers 53 comments worldnews
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- Microplastics found in human blood for first time | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/24/microplastics-found-in-human-blood-for-first-time 2423 comments
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- Microplastics found deep in lungs of living people for first time | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/06/microplastics-found-deep-in-lungs-of-living-people-for-first-time?CMP=twt_gu#Echobox=1649240981 1313 comments
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- Microplastics found in human breast milk for the first time | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/07/microplastics-human-breast-milk-first-time 960 comments
- Microplastics revealed in the placentas of unborn babies | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/22/microplastics-revealed-in-placentas-unborn-babies?cmp=share_iosapp_other 893 comments
- Microplastics found deep in lungs of living people for first time | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/06/microplastics-found-deep-in-lungs-of-living-people-for-first-time 515 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
- 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
- Australians ingest a credit card’s worth of plastic a week – so what’s it doing to us? | Marine life | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/06/australians-ingest-a-credit-cards-worth-of-plastic-a-week-so-whats-it-doing-to-us 199 comments
- Microplastics revealed in the placentas of unborn babies | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/22/microplastics-revealed-in-placentas-unborn-babies 179 comments
- Microplastics cause damage to human cells, study shows | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/08/microplastics-damage-human-cells-study-plastic?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other 125 comments
- Microplastics may be linked to inflammatory bowel disease, study finds | Health | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/dec/22/microplastics-may-be-linked-to-inflammatory-bowel-disease-study-finds 113 comments
- Plastic particles pass from mothers into foetuses, rat study shows | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/18/plastic-particles-pass-from-mothers-into-foetuses-rat-study-shows 111 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
Linked pages
- 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
- 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
- Revealed: air pollution may be damaging 'every organ in the body' | Environment | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2019/may/17/air-pollution-may-be-damaging-every-organ-and-cell-in-the-body-finds-global-review 194 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
- Microplastics ‘significantly contaminating the air’, scientists warn | Pollution | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/14/microplastics-found-at-profuse-levels-in-snow-from-arctic-to-alps-contamination 30 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
- The hills are alive with the signs of plastic: even Swiss mountains are polluted | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/27/the-hills-are-alive-with-the-signs-of-plastic-even-swiss-mountains-are-polluted 23 comments
- Microplastics in water: no proof yet they are harmful, says WHO | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/22/microplastics-in-water-not-harmful-to-humans-says-who-report 2 comments
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