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Microplastics

A collection of sorted pieces of plastic collected from the beaches of Cape Town

Health

How worried should you be about microplastics?

Microplastics have been found accumulating everywhere from our water to our body tissues, but many of the claims have come under fresh scrutiny. Chelsea Whyte cuts through the research to tell you whether you really need to worry

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Chemistry

Plastic can be programmed to have a lifespan of days, months or years

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Life

Exposure to microplastic makes animals want to eat it more

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Health

Are microplastics in ultra-processed food harming your mental health?

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Environment

Microplastics could be hampering the ocean’s ability to capture carbon

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A wild bottlenose dolphin having a health assessment

Life

Dolphins breathe in microplastics and it could be damaging their lungs

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Health

How much should we worry about the health effects of microplastics?

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Environment

Biodegradable microplastics may actually be worse for soil and plants

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RGY487 Used plastic crushed, Prepared to be re-melted into recycled plastic pellets

Environment

The incredible new tech that can recycle all plastics, forever

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microplastic particles

Health

Microplastics linked to a greater risk of heart attack and stroke

People with artery plaques containing microplastics were about four times as likely to have a heart attack or stroke as those with plastic-free plaques

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Environment

Boiling tap water can remove 80 per cent of the microplastics in it

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Environment

Fertilisers are a major source of microplastic pollution in soil

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Environment

Is cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch worth the effort?

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Environment

Microplastic pollution rained down on Canada during a hurricane

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