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Microplastics threaten typical remote cryospheric regions

Microplastics usually refer to plastic fibers, films, fragments and microbes with sizes less than five millimeters. They are widely distributed in water, soil, sediment, the atmosphere and even snow and ice. It impacts Earth's climate and environment. A research team from the Northwest Institute of...

Microplastics found in lung tissue from live human beings for the first time

University of Hull and Castle Hill Hospital scientists have identified minute particles of plastic in lung tissue removed from live human patients. It has marked the first time such materials have been discovered in living human patients. The study was published in the journal Science...

Scientists find microplastics in blood for first time

Scientists have discovered microplastics in human blood for the first time. They have warned that the ubiquitous particles could also be making their way into organs. The tiny pieces of mostly invisible plastic have already been found almost everywhere else on Earth. It is from...