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Levels of microplastics in human brains may be rapidly rising, study suggests
Research looking at tissue from postmortems between 1997 and 2024 finds upward trend in contamination. The exponential rise in microplastic pollution over the past 50 years may be reflected in ...The Guardian - 2h -
Study finds microplastic contamination in 99% of seafood samples
The peer-reviewed study detected microplastics in 180 of 182 samples comprising five types of fish and pink shrimp. Sign up for the detox your kitchen newsletter Microplastics contamination ...The Guardian - 6h -
Microplastics in placentas linked to premature births, study suggests
Tiny plastic pollution more than 50% higher in placentas from preterm births than in those from full-term births. A study has found microplastic and nanoplastic pollution to be significantly higher ...The Guardian - 3d -
