Tap vs bottled water: what microplastics research can actually tell you
Are there more microplastics in tap or bottled water? A careful look at the evidence, disputed particle counts and what to check before choosing.
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Evidence-led articles about microplastics and everyday exposure.
You’re Already Eating Plastic. Here’s What the Science Actually Says.
TL;DR A new review paper maps exactly where microplastics come from, where they go, and what they do to us. The picture is not great — but here’s what’s…
Microplastic diagnostics in humans: ‘The 3Ps’
TL;DR:Microplastic diagnostics in humans: ‘The 3Ps’ Progress, problems, and prospects” by Gurusamy Kutralam‑Muniasamy, V.C. Shruti, Fermín Pérez‑Guevara and…
Opinions of parents and parents-to-be on micro- and nanoplastics: knowledge and willingness to implement change in Canada
Nikita E. Harvey, Lauren C.M. Ringer, Darcie Stapleton, Jayne Simmons, Karl J. Jobst and Lindsay S. Cahill explores what Canadian parents know about micro-…
Plastics and Human Health: How Perception of Human Health Risks Can Reduce Plastics Consumption?
Malin Francke, Vaishali Arora, Andrea Dobri, and Jelena Barbir examines whether clear information about health risks from plastics and microplastics can…
The invisible enemy. Public knowledge of microplastics is needed to face the current microplastics crisis
Eva Garcia-Vazquez (University of Oviedo, Spain) and Cristina Garcia-Ael (UNED, Madrid, Spain), published in Sustainable Production and Consumption (2021)…
Association between microplastics and the functionalities of human gut microbiome
Authors: Bei Gao, Lixia Chen, Lizhi Wu, Shirui Zhang, Sunan Zhao, Zhe Mo, Zhijian Chen, Pengcheng Tu This pilot study investigates how microplastics…