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Tag: Shannon Osaka

Common chemicals in plastic linked to over 350,000 deaths from heart disease – the Washington Post

A red heart with bubbles and bubbles (illustration by Turgay Koca via prexels.com).

Researchers estimate that exposure to phthalates contributes to 13 percent of all heart disease deaths in people between ages 55 and 64 each year worldwide…

In a first, scientists find microplastics are building up deep in our brains – the Washington Post

Small plastic pieces on Taiwan beach (by midnightbreakfastcafe CC BY 2.0 via Flickr).

A new study shows that microplastics have crossed the blood-brain barrier — and that their numbers are rising…

Why seas are surging | Interactive – the Washington Post

Installing a tide gage near Castle Cape (courtesy of NOAA Photo Library CC BY 2.0 via Flickr).

What one tide gauge reveals about America’s climate future…

The Plastics We Breathe | Interactive – the Washington Post

People can also be exposed to microplastic particles by ingesting contaminated seafood, or be exposed to it in drinking water, bread, processed meat, dairy products and vegetables. Much of the microplastics in foods may originate from plastic packaging materials, including plastic bottles. In addition, microplastics, particularly microfibres, are present in air, especially indoors They are respirable and small enough to penetrate deeply into the human lung, where plastic microfibres up to 250 μm in length have been detected. (see www.grida.no/publications/747, courtesy of GRID-Arendal, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 via Flickr).

Every time you take a breath, you could be inhaling microplastics. Scroll to see how tiny and dangerously invasive they can be….

Louisiana’s coast is sinking. Advocates say the governor is undermining efforts to save it – the Washington Times

Caminada Back Barrier Marsh Creation, Lousiana Coast (Courtesy of Louisianan Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED via Flickr).

A new Republican governor is taking aim at the state’s coastal protection agency…

Here’s what you’re really swallowing when you drink bottled water – the Washington Post

Water bottle - Reflections (by John McDonnell CC BY-NC 2.0 DEED via Flickr).

People are swallowing hundreds of thousands of microscopic pieces of plastic each time they drink a liter of bottled water, scientists have shown — a revelation that could have profound implications for human health…

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