In a review article recently published in the journal Earth-Science Reviews, researchers from the Leibniz Institute for ...
Lab experiments suggest that tiny bits of plastic can react with water inside us to produce highly reactive molecules. They ...
Whether microplastics can directly cause human disease is still being researched,” said Wei Min, a chemist at Columbia ...
The study, published Oct. 14 in the journal Nature, names a particular chemical reaction that takes place between ...
Scientists have linked the particles to health risks but did not know how they were causing that harm. A new study offers an ...
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Researchers have found microplastics may produce harmful molecules in blood
"The big concern is [whether] this is getting worse over time." ...
When water comes into contact with plastic surfaces, a key chemical reaction does take place, new research indicates.
Though plastic is usually inert, tiny pieces of it have the potential to react with one of the most pervasive molecules in ...
In past research, microplastics have been shown to cause inflammation, oxidative stress and decreased mitochondrial activity.
Plastics are used for making reusable containers, clothing, and packaging partly because they are considered chemically inert ...
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Scientists May Have Discovered One Way Microplastics Could Harm the Body
Plastic is usually inert, but in a new lab study, microplastics in water spontaneously produced damaging free radicals. What ...
Microplastics can change how bacteria form biofilms and develop antibiotic resistance. Maria Jazmin Silvero Compagnucci ...
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