Microplastics appear to be present in filtered solutions used for medical intravenous infusions, with about 7,500 particles/L found in infusion solutions from polypropylene (PP) bottles filtered to ...

and the release of smaller micro- and nanoplastic fragments, even as small as 0.001 mm. This suggests that microplastics not only interact with mineralization but may also degrade more rapidly in ...

Around the world, plastics find their way into farm fields ... Specialist who communicates about microplastics to the public. Micro-particles of plastic that come from items like clothes ...

From chewing gum to teabags, microplastics have already been discovered in a range of everyday items. These tiny pieces of plastic measure less than five millimeters long and are not ...

There are no human trials. But we know we are exposed to plastics in everyday life, and that’s what we wanted to examine here.” Microplastics are fragments of polymers that range in size from ...

We are riddled with microplastics. It is in our bloodstream, in our lungs, in our liver – pretty much anywhere you look in the human body, you will find minuscule bits of plastic. And there are many ...

There are no human trials. But we know we are exposed to plastics in everyday life, and that's what we wanted to examine here." We tend to be worried about microplastics seeping into our food.