Microplastics, Oregon

The presence of microplastics in our food and soil has become a global-level crisis. A young girl named Anushka Sable has ...
While it is widely acknowledged that each substance is a big issue, the combined effects have been studied less — until now.
Microplastics have become a serious problem for pollution, but now scientists worry about the potential health effects too.
A study reveals microplastics in human reproductive tissues, highlighting serious health risks. Learn about the impact and ...
Fish and shrimp are full of tiny particles from clothing, packaging and other plastic products, that could affect our health.
Microplastics can go right through wastewater treatment plants, and researchers have engineered bacteria commonly found there ...
The health risks of microplastics are becoming more clear as scientists develop a pollution sponge made from squid ...
PET plastics take hundreds of years to degrade in the environment. Over time, they break down into microplastics, pieces of ...
The researchers initially believed that handling and packaging seafood might introduce microplastics, but the findings varied ...
One such study, highlighted by both Dr. Walker-Franklin and Dr. Trasande, found that people with microplastics (and ...