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This Food Packaging “Significantly” Produces Microplastics in Urine, Says New Research
On the first and second days, they were given a series of rules to follow to limit their plastic exposure: The researchers took urine samples and a 24-hour "food consumption record" to ensure ...
Microplastics found in urinary tract linked to health risks
They found the contaminants were in 54% of urine samples, 70% of kidney samples and 68% of bladder cancer cases. The review ...
Researchers found a spoon's worth of nanoplastics in human brains — the latest evidence that plastic is accumulating in our bodies
Researchers studied samples of human brains and found high levels of microplastics, but it's unclear how they slip past the ...
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Mushrooms and urine – the strange solutions to our plastic problem
Urine has proven to be a useful ingredient in bricks, and "stone wool" from natural igneous rock can produce a fibreglass-like plastic and can be engineered to boast unique properties including ...
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Microplastics May Increase Preterm Birth Risk, Scientists Warn
It is this fact, say the researchers, that suggests that micro- and nano-scale plastic pollution could be a factor in the causes of preterm birth. While the mechanism of action is unclear at ...