Tag: microplastics

Our addiction to plastic is having negative effects all along the food chain.

The research comes on the heels of other recent studies showing microplastics having a negative impact on human cells.

The study found that in slow-flowing stream headwaters—often located in remote, biodiverse regions—microplastics accumulated quicker and stayed longer than in faster flowing stretches of river.

How did these tiny pieces of plastic managed to make such a journey?

“This study provides evidence that we are indeed ingesting microplastics.”

The protocol acknowledges that because "microplastics smaller than [one millimeter] in size (such as microbeads) are more difficult to find... more sophisticated technology is required to conclusively identify them."

We highlight just how widespread microplastic pollution is and the potential it has to influence climate on a global scale.

“Unfortunately, with the modern lifestyle, babies are exposed to so many different things for which we don't know what kind of effect they can have later in their life.”

But there is something else lurking in the air we depend upon: tiny pieces of plastic.

As the movement against glitter brings awareness about microplastics, Morrisons, Waitrose and John Lewis' store brand holiday products will be glitter-free for 2020.