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Microplastics are everywhere: 6 ways to help protect your health — and the planet

Purging our world of microplastics requires change at the government level. But until that happens, there are some things individuals…

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I thought my body was safe from microplastics. I was wrong

The impact of plastic pollution on our bodies is a growing concern that cannot be ignored. The documentary “Plastic People”…

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Health

Seafood samples contain high levels of microplastics in western US: study

Microplastics have been detected in almost every seafood sample found off the coast of the western U.S. in a recent…

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University of Waterloo researchers engineer bacteria to eat microplastics. But is it a pipe dream?

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have recently announced a significant breakthrough in the fight against microplastic pollution. Led by…

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Nova Scotia

Are microplastics ending up in Atlantic lobster? This researcher hopes to find out

An assistant professor in Nova Scotia has recently been granted a five-year research fund to delve into the combined impact…

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All that glitters is microplastics this New Year’s Eve, Waterloo researcher warns

As the new year approaches, it’s worth considering the prevalence of glitter in our celebratory festivities. Glitter can be found…

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The ‘godfather’ of microplastics research says we need to move faster to solve our plastic problem

Quirks and Quarks19:35Plastic: Understanding the problem, and the struggle for a solution Twenty years ago, a fortuitous trip to the…

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