microplastic
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- /ˌmaɪkroʊˈplæstɪk/
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- Also, most of the salt today that's available has microplastics and nanoplastics, which can mess with your hormones.
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Watch on YouTubeSo what would a real link between microplastics and health effects actually look?
- So what would a real link between microplastics and health effects actually look?
- That sheds microplastics that don't get filtered by water treatment plants.
- They've all eight people had microplastics in their poop.
- So tap water is a huge source of microplastics.
- And then as far as air, our ambient environment, our air is full of these microplastics and nanoplastics.
- Like unless you are wearing like a hazmat suit, you are getting microplastics in considerable volumes.
- Also, most of the salt today that's available has microplastics and nanoplastics, which can mess with your hormones.
- We do know that microplastics are fertile ground for pathogenic bacteria, which isn't exactly what you want to eat.
- And aspirin's worth in a or an aspirin size batch of microplastics and nanoplastics in that little fish.
- And, and you know, when we talk about plastic bottles and microplastics, you know, BP as the bisphenols.
- But it's like it's not a situation where we're saying microplastics are a good idea and you should consume more.
- What, what's the story with microplastics?
- That's protected from modern contamination and microplastics.
- If you like this new format of MBB reports, check out our episode on microplastics and the impacts on health.
- And they're beginning to wonder if the parallel between cancer and autoimmune diseases is with microplastics.
- It might be pesticides or microplastics, the forever chemicals that are becoming more and more ubiquitous.
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"This is an emerging area of research, and we're all committed to better understanding microplastic's effects on the marine environment," she said.
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Beads of microplastic were collected from Lake Erie by Mason and her team.
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We do know that microplastics are fertile ground for pathogenic bacteria, which isn't exactly what you want to eat.
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Scientists are discovering higher levels of microplastic in the oceans, which poses a risk to marine life.
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Every time we wash polyester clothes, small pieces of microplastic can pollute the water supply.
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The study revealed that microplastic pollution has been found in the remote parts of the planet, affecting even the most pristine environments.
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Etymology
Microplastic is made of micro- 'small', like in microscope, and plastic, a material name that comes from a word meaning 'to shape'. So, microplastic is a very small piece of plastic that often pollutes the environment.