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Is your body really full of microplastics? – podcast
Studies detecting microplastics throughout human bodies have made for alarming reading in recent years. But last week, the Guardian’s environment editor, Damian Carrington, reported on major doubts among a group of scientists about how some of this research
Scientists trace microplastics in fertilizer from fields to the beach
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have studied how polymer-coated fertilizer (PCF) applied to fields ends up on beaches and in the sea. They studied PCF deposits on beaches around Japan, finding that only 0.2% of used PCFs are washed into rivers
I Found 4 Items in My Kitchen That Could Be Leaking Microplastics Into My Food
I searched through my kitchen cabinets and found several surprising items that could be releasing microplastics into my meals. ...
Scientists trace fertilizer microplastics from fields to beaches
Plastic-coated fertilizers used on farms are emerging as a major but
Asked For Takeaway Coffee? The Cup May Contain Thousands Of Microplastics
If someone drinks 300 millilitres of hot coffee daily in a polyethylene cup (about 1 cup), they could ingest about 363,000 microplastic fragments every year. ...
Choosing iced coffee over hot could reduce your exposure to microplastics, study shows
Hot food may cause plastic containers to release much more microplastics, according to a new review of studies that offers practical ways to reduce exposure to the potentially toxic
Choosing iced coffee over hot could reduce microplastics exposure from plastic cups, study shows
Higher surface roughness of polythene cups may account for greater microplastic shedding, scientists say
Taft Elementary awarded for Summer Microplastics Cleanup
The News Guard | 2026-01-18, 21:43
Taft Elementary has received a $1,000 award from the Rotary Club of Newport this month, recognizing the school’s hands-on efforts to protect Oregon’s beaches. ...
‘A Bombshell’: Doubt Cast on Discovery of Microplastics Throughout Human Body
Exclusive: Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a ‘joke’ High-profile studies reporting the presence of microplastics throughout the human body have been thrown into doubt by scientists who say the
The Guardian view on microplastics research: questioning results is good for science, but has political consequences
It is true that science is self-correcting. Over the long term this means that we can generally trust its results – but up close, correction can be a messy process. The Guardian reported last week that 20 recent studies measuring the amount of micro- and
The Guardian view on microplastics research: questioning results is good for science, but has political ...
Errors in measuring microplastic pollution can be corrected. Public trust in science also needs to be shored up
Letter: What can we do about microplastics?
"The answer is reduced production. It will require legislative action and less plastic demand by all of us."
Greek Students Develop Probiotic That Blocks Microplastics
A new international innovation program has propelled Greek
Microplastics are undermining the ocean’s power to absorb carbon
Tiny plastic particles drifting through the oceans may be
IITR committed to finding remedy for microplastics, says DG CSIR in Lucknow
N Kalaiselvi inaugurated
Wait… All Those Studies May Have “Detected” Microplastics in the Human Body Because of a ...
A deluge of research has painted a picture of our world being drowned in tiny, inescapable microplastics. Our guilt over plastic particles being found in even the most remote regions on Earth turned into paranoia once scientists started discovering them in our
A scientist questioned new microplastics findings. Then other researchers fired back.
The Washington Post | 2026-01-17, 10:56
A prominent scientist criticized microplastics research methods. Others are defending the work. ...
Microplastics From Washing Clothes Could Be Hurting Your Tomatoes
A new study from Cornell and University of Toronto researchers has found that polyester microfibers shed from synthetic clothing during laundry can interfere with
Are our bodies full of microplastics or not? There’s a way to resolve this debate, ...
This week’s furore is microplastics researchers’ ozone moment. If they fail, the powerful plastics lobby will step into the breach
The great microplastic panic — the lessons we can learn from the mass paranoia
Relax — but learn: Turns out all those peer-reviewed studies warning that micro- and nanoplastics infest your brain, blood and gonads . . . don’t hold up. New analysis finds that all those feats of science “face methodological challenges” — something the
Our bodies may not be riddled with microplastics after all — scientists say research is ...
Life in plastic might be fantastic after all — or at least not as dangerous as we’ve been led to believe. Ubiquitous in the environment, microplastics can be found in the clothes we wear, the cleaning supplies we use, the food we eat, the water we drink and
We have to stop freaking out about every new microplastics study
Ahhh! An evil black spatula! You’ve probably heard microplastics are everywhere — in our brains, in our hearts, in possibly every single man on earth’s testicles. Studies published in major medical journals have reported that microplastics are plentiful in
Some scientists say research on microplastics is flawed: What does it mean for our bodies?
In recent years, there’s been a wave of studies reporting that humans are basically full of microplastics: They’ve been found in our brains, arteries, and even in placentas. But some scientists, quoted and cited in an article published by The Guardian this
Common Drinks Releasing Thousands of Microplastic Particles Revealed
Hot drink lovers might want to think again before grabbing a cup of coffee or tea on-the-go, as disposable plastic cups have been found to release thousands
Thursday briefing: Is your body really full of microplastics?
Good morning. Microplastics are everywhere. They have been found at the top of Mount Everest and in the deepest ocean trenches. They are in our food, our water and the air we breathe. For a while, research suggested they were inside us too. Studies reported
The everyday foods that contain microplastics – and how to lower your intake
Making some simple swaps can help to reduce exposure to microplastics
Your toothbrush releases microplastics! Go natural!
The ‘bombshell’ science that casts doubt on claims about microplastics
Microplastics are everywhere. We drink them in our water, we eat them in our food, we breathe them in our air, leading to – so we are told – alarming levels of plastic accumulating in our tissues. So it was somewhat of a shock this week when the Guardian
Takeaway coffee cups release thousands of microplastic particles, research reveals
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Doubt Cast On Discovery of Microplastics Throughout Human Body
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: High-profile studies reporting the presence of microplastics throughout the human body have been thrown into doubt by scientists who say the discoveries are probably the result of contamination and false
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