microplastics
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Bottled Water Contains 100 Times More Plastic Particles Than Previously Thought
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. At this point, it’s common knowledge that bottled water contains microplastics — fragments of the insidious material that can be as small as a bacterial cell. But the problem is much worse than previously known: It turns out that bottled water…
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Paper Cups Are Bad for the Environment Too, Study Finds
In recent years, drink chains have switched their single-use cups from plastic to paper to avoid plastic pollution and pile-ups in landfills. But according to recent research, the plastic cup that we feel good walking out of a cafe with isn’t great for the environment either. A study published last month in the journal Environmental…
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Life Beneath the Arctic Ice Is Chock-Full of Microplastics
Frozen polar waters host a critical species of algae. Accumulating plastic particles could threaten the whole ecosystem.
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We’re All Sucking in Airborne Microplastics, so What Can You Do About It?
Researchers have uncovered that people are likely exposed to thousands of airborne microplastics a year, primarily while indoors.