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A new study from the University of Queensland now reveals a surprising source of plastic pollution: household dishwashers.

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The work provides new evidence of the spread of plastic pollution and its increasing potential effect on human health. I. Ronald Win Roy and A. Stanley Raj of Loyola College in Chennai ...

Leaders from around the world have gathered in Busan, South Korea this week in hopes of finally striking a global treaty to reduce the world’s growing level of plastic pollution. Negotiations ...

Evidence is accumulating that microplastics found nearly everywhere are also invading our bodies. What should you do?

"Plastic pollution doesn't really ... the impact microplastic exposure may have on human health, but studies have already found they have damaging effects, ranging from respiratory issues and ...

Agricultural soil contains 23 times more microplastics than oceans, contaminating crops and threatening human health.

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Seabirds have been fishing plastic from the ocean and feeding it to their chicks, researchers say. One bird was found to have ingested nearly 800 pieces.