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PLASTIC INGESTION EFFECTS
Why just one scrap of microplastic can cause high cholesterol and kidney damage in young seabirdsTiny microplastics infiltrate even the most isolated ecosystems around the globe, posing serious threats to wildlife health. These minuscul...- Microplastics in India’s agriculture: A growing problem demanding urgent actionA new roadmap by NAAS emphasises national monitoring, improved waste management, and biodegradable alternatives to combat the growing crisi...
- The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Isn’t Empty, It’s Becoming a Floating HabitatOnce seen as a barren plastic wasteland, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now a thriving habitat for coastal species. These organisms, pr...
- That couch or toaster could be risky — study finds health hazards at homeA University of Birmingham study indicates that most indoor microplastics in settled dust arrive from synthetic fibers and fragments, like ...
- The US sends lots of plastic trash overseas. Malaysia just said no thanksThis shift highlights the global struggle to manage plastic waste as the U.S. recycles less than 10% of its plastic. The ban prompts calls ...
- Health alert: Scientists discover plastic particles inside sperm and ovaries in alarming new researchResearchers found microplastics in human reproductive fluids. The study revealed presence in follicular fluid and semen samples. Polytetraf...
- US company warns about plastic contamination in ice creams and frozen yogurt. Check affected brands and statesWells Enterprises has voluntarily recalled approximately 18,000 units of Blue Bunny and Halo Top ice cream and frozen yogurt due to potenti...
- Human brains found contaminated with Nanoplastics—A growing health concernA recent study reveals appalling levels of nanoplastics in human brains, which has called into question their possible involvement in neuro...
- How drinking water from plastic bottles can increase your BP, a study revealsResearch by Danube Private University in Austria revealed that drinking water from plastic bottles may elevate blood pressure due to microp...
- Odisha: Government veterinary hospital saves cow by removing 30 kgs of plastic from its stomachA veterinary team at a government-operated hospital in Berhampur, Odisha, successfully removed approximately 30kg of plastic bags from the ...
- Eat out of takeaway containers or drink from plastic bottles? You are unknowingly ingesting microplastics dailyOn average, humans take in 0.1-5 g of microplastics weekly through various pathways.
- Is a plastic-free future possible? The clash of pro and anti-plastic advocatesThe plastic bags don’t decompose and when discarded they linger in the environment for ages.
- IIT Guwahati researchers develop hollow fiber membrane to remove micro-plastics from seawaterProf. Kaustubha Mohanty and Dr. Senthilmurugan Subbiah, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Guwahati, have recently published the resul...
- MHA issues advisory on gas leakCommon symptoms of styrene exposure include irritation to eyes, nose and skin; gastrointestinal and respiratory effects. Its long term expo...
- Plastic pollution harming bacteria that help us breathe
- Why do we remain suckers for straws?Starbucks became the biggest organisation so far to announce it will become plastic straw-less, but gives itself till 2020 to do so.
- Plastic eaten by creatures living in deepest places on EarthScientists have found plastic in the stomachs of animals living more than 10 kilometres below the ocean surface in the deepest places on Ea...
- Male ‘boobs’ a growing problemDoctors say besides hormonal problems, steroid use among gym-goers, obesity and other lifestyle factors are reasons behind this phenomenon.
- 700 marine species threatened by plastic debris, says a studyNearly 700 species of marine animal are threatened by man-made debris such as plastic and glass, according to a new global study.
- Bengal bans plastic carry bags below 40 micronsConcerned over rampant use of plastic carry bags which adds to the environmental pollution, the West Bengal Government today announced a ba...
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