Tag: microplastic
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Study: Every Animal Pulled from the Deepest Trenches of the Ocean Had Plastic in its Gut
Plastic is accumulating at the bottom of the sea and in the bellies of bottom feeders, and making its way all the way back up the food chain
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Study: We Ingest More Plastic From Our Clothing Than Seafood, Salt or Bottled Water
Study finds we ingest more than 100 plastic microfibers from our polyester clothing per meal
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There’s Plastic in Our Poop, Study Finds
After finding microplastics in our seafood, salt and drinking water, scientists have now confirmed there is plastic in our poop too
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Study: Microplastics Found in 90 Percent of Bottled Water
Bottled water contains twice as many microplastics as tap water, new study finds
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Study: Seafood Eaters Ingest Up to 11,000 Pieces of Microplastic Per Year
European shellfish eaters ingest an average of 6400 tiny pieces of plastic per year, and as many as 11,000 pieces, depending on how much they eat, according a study out of Ghent University in Belgium.