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Microplastics Aren't Inert After All: In Water, They Make DNA-Damaging Free Radicals

Microplastics React With Water, a New Study Says. That’s a Problem for Biology

There's a Surprisingly Simple Way to Remove Microplastics in Your Drinking Water

Microplastics are linked to inflammation—scientists might have finally worked out why

Microplastics are chemically active, and could cause biological harm

Microplastics may produce harmful molecules if they enter our blood

Microplastics and the law explained: What California's new rule means for plastic policy

Microplastics can affect the next generation without being passed directly from mother to offspring

Microplastics may help antibiotic resistance travel farther through livestock waste

Microplastics fall across rural Switzerland, adding over 200 tons yearly to land and water

Rivers deliver unexpectedly high loads of microplastics to the sea

Microplastics may act as pollutant shuttles, carrying chemicals, pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes

What happens when a shoreline scavenger consumes microplastics?

Abandoned Oil And Gas Pipes Are Still Contributing TONS of Microplastics Into The Ocean Each Year

Microplastics can reshape how vegetables absorb “forever chemicals” - EurekAlert!

A Common Cholesterol Treatment May Also Remove PFAS And Microplastics From Blood

Microplastics can reshape heavy metal risks in soil, but each metal responds differently - EurekAlert!

Microplastics can reduce cadmium toxicity in plants, but the protective effect depends on environmental conditions - EurekAlert!

Scientists Tested 17 Human Artery Samples – And Found Microplastics in Every Single One

'Most Isolated Environments': Microplastics Are Finding Their Way Down to Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents