microplastics

Microplastics found in human blood for first time

Tiny particles of plastic have been found in human blood for the first time, raising fears about their long-term health effects. Dutch scientists found 17 of 22 volunteers, or 77%,…

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EU-wide ban would save nature from 500,000 tonnes of microplastics

Banning the use of microplastics in products such as cosmetics and detergents across the European Union would prevent 500,000 tonnes of microplastics from polluting the environment over 20 years, the…

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Levels of micro-plastics are rising across the Mediterranean Sea, new study shows

Levels of microplastics are rising across the Mediterranean Sea, according to marine biologists who have spent six years studying the scale of the problem. Euronews reports that a lot of plastic…

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Tea bags release millions of microscopic plastic particles into your drink, study finds

Cups of tea could be contaminated with millions of microscopic plastic particles, new research suggests. As the war on plastic continues, the spotlight is being shone on some of our…

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WHO warns microplastics present in drinking water

Microplastic pollution caused by rubbish dumped at sea is also in drinking water, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in a new report that calls for more research on the…

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Scientists find plastic microbeads in remote Arctic ice

Even in the Arctic, microscopic particles of plastic are falling out of the sky with snow, a study has found. The scientists said they were shocked by the sheer number…

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WWF publishes report on the extent of plastic pollution in the Mediterranean

As the world today commemorates World Oceans Day, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) issued a report on the worrying state of plastic pollution in the Mediterranean Roughly 600,000…

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