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'Back to plastic': Trump signs order for plastic straws as he declares paper ones 'don’t work'
President Donald Trump says he is banning federal use of paper straws, saying they “don’t work” and don’t last very long ...
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Report finds high levels of plastic chemicals in dining hall food
A December report by PlasticList found that Stanford beans, chicken, rice, and cauliflower contain above-average amounts of ...
Can we really avoid microplastics? What you need to know
Scientists say microplastics are unavoidable, but can we limit our exposure to these potentially harmful plastic particles?
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Your brain is full of microplastics: are they harming you?
Plastics have infiltrated every recess of the planet, including your lungs, kidneys and other sensitive organs. Scientists ...
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Breathing may introduce microplastics to the brain – new study
The olfactory nerves run from the inside of the nose, through the skull, and then directly into part of the brain called the ...
Nanotech reveals how harmful microplastics stick to coral reefs
University of Waterloo researchers have pinpointed for the first time how microplastics accumulate in coral reefs, a key step ...
Microplastics are invading your brain at an increasing rate. Here's what that means for your health
A new study found microplastics in the liver and kidneys of 52 people who had died – but the brain had the highest proportion of microplastics of all organs studied. The amount of tiny shards of ...