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Microplastic particles turned up in the vast majority of waste samples taken from Hong Kong wildlife in a Greenpeace study, the group said Monday, suggesting that animals still ingest plastics even if they are not feeding in urban areas. 
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Findings regarding clouds above Mount Fuji and Mount Oyama highlight how microplastics are highly mobile...
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Microplastics are increasingly found in fresh water across the country. Researchers are just beginning to understand the consequences.
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A study has detected microplastics in the lung tissue of living people for the first time, and much deeper than the researchers expected.
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If the word 'microplastics' conjures up thoughts of straws, sea turtles, and thoughts that the world has bigger problems, you're definitely not alone. It's in the name: although they are strictly defined as plastic particles measuring five millimeters or less, most microplastics are microscopic in...
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More than 14 million metric tons of microplastics are estimated to be lying on the ocean floor with the fashion industry among the worst pollutants.
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Researchers have discovered microplastic pieces in samples of the human brain at higher levels than expected.
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A new study has noted concentrations of microplastics in Melosira arctica, a type of algae that grows underneath sea ice in the Arctic.
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Certain viruses can stay infectious for three days by attaching themselves to microplastics in a freshwater environment.
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Microplastics were found in human blood in a recent scientific study.
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