A deep dive into the science of hidden pollutants in cosmetics and personal-care products—from microplastics and heavy metals to PFAS—and explores safer, lower-pollution alternatives for the bathroom cabinet.
#PersonalCare #Microplastics #LowToxLiving

thebadconsumer.substack.com/p/how-to-be-...

Microplastics virtually inescapable, have been found in waterways across the region, according to recent study:
whyy.org/articles/mic...

#microplastics #plastics #DelawareRiver #environment

Our society has gotten so insane we've normalized drinking 'high end' teas in plastic tea bags and passing them off as 'silk sachets'

#plastic #plastics #microplastics #nanoplastics #plasticpollution

First-in-Human Study Highlights Groundbreaking Microplastics Capture Technology with Qi601 #USA #Sarasota #Microplastics #Quorum_Innovations #Qi601

#NYPost reports on Beyond Plastics’ #Starbucks plastic cups “recycling” investigation, where we tracked 69 single-use plastic cups from Starbucks’ in-store recycling bins, and not one was confirmed to be recycled.

#plastic #microplastics

A study in mice suggests that #microplastics impair #liver #macrophage function, disrupt #metabolism, and promote #FattyLiverDisease.

Researchers at the University of Oulu have improved a widely used sand filtering method to remove almost 100 percent of #microplastics from waste water. The method is based on chemical alteration of the sand surface so that microplastic particles stick to sand better.

Join EFSA's webinar on micro- and nanoplastics.

Learn about the ongoing scientific assessment of potential human health risks, progress so far and next steps towards EFSA's scientific opinion.

🗓️ 20 Oct, 10:00-12:00
✍️ Register by 14 Oct ⤵️

link.europa.eu/DGcgHB

#FoodSafety #Microplastics

Over 40M people rely on the Great Lakes for drinking water, yet every glass is laden with unregulated microplastics. A new Chicago Tribune investigation uncovers the health risks and the fight against rising plastic production.

tinyurl.com/jx2898km #GreatLakes #Microplastics #Water #HealthRisks

#microplastics

🔬 Fibres dominate deep ocean plastic

A global computer model finds plastic fibres are the main microplastics 100 to 1,000 metres down. Shape changes how pieces sink, so surface counts miss much of it.

🔗 doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aeaaf6

#Microplastics #Ocean 🧪

#border #microplastics #scientist #scientists
🌐 www.newsmart.ch

Meta-analysis of 562 studies led by researchers from NIHE reveals that microplastics have contaminated the Hindu Kush Himalaya.

To deep dive, tap
researchmatters.in/news/micropl...

#microplastics #Himalayas #glacier #science #scienceeducation #scicomm #Indianscience #sciencecommunication

Another teen... Do you know how many people like her go on to create other things in life. Encouragement. Support and Guidance go along ways.

#MicroPlastics

Teen Inventor Creates A New Way To Fight Microplastics www.dogonews.com/2026/9/24/te...

24-Sep-2026
Hurricane Helene deposited nearly one-fifth of annual #microplastics at one #NorthCarolina site
Microplastics are often linked to urban areas near roads and development, but a new study shows that wind and rain carry them from the #atmosphere into remote headwaters — a process […]

As a proud eater of #microplastics, my Ancestry.com DNA test came back as "0.1% credit card." Now if only I had 0.1% APR.

#joke #money

Exploring Microplastics and EPR: Insights from B&C's Upcoming Webinar #USA #Washington #Microplastics #EPR #Bergeson_Campbell

<<One misnomer that I think a lot of people don't know about plastic is that recycling is not a solution. Every time plastic gets recreated through recycling, the chemicals that are bound into the plastic can leach out more and more.>>
#climatecrisis #health #plastics #microplastics #recycling

New journal article by IHHE faculty member Dr. Irfan Rahman. 📢
"Deposition of polyethylene micro- and nano-plastics is associated with accumulation of cadmium in lungs of smokers: A pilot study"
#URochesterResearch #microplastics
🔗 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42717440/