Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2024

Legislators in Europe seem to be keeping a closer eye on microplastics, with the introduction of European Union (EU) Regulation 2023/2055 in September being a recent milestone. While microplastics are useful, scientists, governments and consumers now recognize them as a major threat to the environment.

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Grist

MAY 23, 2024

No human organ is safe from microplastic contamination, it seems — not even the testicles. Researchers at the University of Mexico recently tested 70 samples of testicular tissue — 47 from dogs and 23 from humans — and found microplastics in every single one. So how do the microplastics get into people’s bodies?

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 4, 2022

Microplastics are a pathway for pathogens on land to reach the ocean, with likely consequences for human and wildlife health, according to a study from the University of California , Davis. The study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, is the first to connect microplastics in the ocean with land-based pathogens.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

In a recent study published in the American Chemical Society’s Environmental Science and Technology Letters, scientists found 10 times more microplastic in babies’ feces than in adults’ Researchers discovered this in a pilot study that involved sifting through infants’ used diapers.

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Grist

MARCH 22, 2024

Scientists know, for example, that at least 3,200 plastic chemicals pose risks to human health or the environment. more than $900 billion in health expenses annually. Because so many plastics and petrochemical products are traded internationally, some endocrinologists and public health authorities believe a global approach is needed.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Not only does reclaimed lumber give that rustic, farmhouse look and possess some unique history within its grain, but it also helps preserve our carbon-sequestering forests and rejects monoculture tree farms that do not support biodiversity or ecological health. Arqlite provides their leachate and toxicology reports online. INTERIOR PAINT.

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Grist

JUNE 27, 2020

The pandemic is still raging, the Arctic is burning up , and microplastics are polluting every corner of the Earth , but do try to take a deep breath. So what does that mean for respiratory health, especially with COVID-19 being a respiratory disease? Graham Carlos of the Indiana University School of Medicine and Eskenazi Health. “We

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