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Commonly used in cosmetic products, microscopic beads have been found in Cayuga Lake
Via AimForGood, PIRatE Lab, Anita Woodruff
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Via AimForGood, PIRatE Lab, Anita Woodruff
We appear to be in early phases of the pushback surrounding microplastics. See also:
http://www.beatthemicrobead.org/en/
http://www.npr.org/2014/05/21/313157701/why-those-tiny-microbeads-in-soap-may-pose-problem-for-great-lakes
http://ag.ny.gov/pdfs/Microbeads_Report_5_14_14.pdf
http://www.plasticsoupfoundation.org/en/2015/01/simply-laundry-possibly-biggest-source-plastic-pollution/
And some more general plastic related health effects as suggested by colleagues:
http://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2014/06/german-beer-contaminated-with-plastic/
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/2014/feb/fish-heart-valves-1