Experts caution study on plastics in humans is premature
Medical Xpress - Tue 23 Oct 18Scientists in Austria say they've detected tiny bits of plastic in people's stool for the first time, but experts caution the study is too small and premature to draw any credible conclusion.
Researchers Have Found Microplastics in Human Waste for the First Time
TIME - Tue 23 Oct 18Tests conducted by the the Environment Agency Austria show microplastics may be widespread in the human gut
Microplastics discovered in human stools across the globe in 'first study of its kind'
Medical Xpress - Tue 23 Oct 18Microplastics have been found in the human food chain as particles made of polypropylene (PP), polyethylene-terephthalate (PET) and others were detected in human stools, research presented today ...
Microplastics found in human stools
Cosmos Magazine - Mon 22 Oct 18Pilot study finds plastics in poo samples from eight countries. Nick Carne reports.
Ridding waters of plastic waste with jellyfish filters
Phys.org - Mon 22 Oct 18What do microplastic filters, fertilisers and fish feed have in common? They can all be produced using jellyfish. At least, that's what one research team has set out to prove as they look into ...
Plastic recycling firms accused of abusing market
BBC News - Fri 19 Oct 18The Environment Agency is probing claims exporters are abusing the recycled plastics market.
Scottish starfish have been feeding on plastic since 1976
Daily Mail - Wed 24 Oct 18Researchers at the Scottish Association for Marine Science in Oban looked through samples from the Rockall Trough, an area of deep sea off the west coast of Scotland.
Plastic found in the poop of eight people from eight different countries
Ars Technica - Wed 24 Oct 18How it got there, and what harm it could do, are still open questions.
People Are Pooping Microplastics
Geek.com - Wed 24 Oct 18I don’t mean to alarm you, but people are pooping plastic. Microplastics—small particles less than 5mm—have been found in the human food chain, according to a new report by the Medical ...
Scientists say humans have started pooping microplastics - CNET
CNET - Wed 24 Oct 18Better out than in?
A new global study finds that tiny plastics from water bottles and food packaging are making their way into our bodies.
Discovery News - Tue 23 Oct 18Credit: Seeker/The SwimAn alarming new medical study has found nine different kinds of microplastics in human stool samples from around the world. The plastics include several ...
Alarm raised over microplastics in human faeces in first of its kind study
Chemistry World - Tue 23 Oct 18Nine different types of microplastic found in samples across the world could pose health risk
Experts find nine different types of microplastic in stool samples with water bottles blamed
Daily Mail - Mon 22 Oct 18Tiny pieces were found in samples from every participant in an experiment which tried to estimate how much plastic we eat and drink every day.
Humans are now pooping microplastics
ZME Science - Mon 22 Oct 18It's the first to show that humans are eating plastic.
Microplastics Are Everywhere — and That Likely Includes Your Poop
Livescience - Mon 22 Oct 18That's right. The tiny plastic particles have made their way into our poop.
Microplastics have made their way into human poop
Inhabitat - Tue 23 Oct 18Each year, humans around the world produce about 882 billion pounds of plastic waste, and about 80 percent of it ends up in landfills or in the natural environment. Now, scientists are beginning ...
Study: You Probably Have Plastic in Your Poop
WebMD - Tue 23 Oct 18In a recent study, every person out of the group of 8 had small bits of plastics in their stool, researchers said. More than 95 percent of the particles came from plastics used in food packaging ...
There’s probably microplastic in your poop
Fastcompany Tech - Mon 22 Oct 18The most common forms were polypropylene–commonly used in bottle caps and in packaging for food like yogurt–and PET, commonly used in water bottles. Tiny pieces of plastic have ...
Your Poop Is Probably Full of Plastic
Wired Science - Mon 22 Oct 18A new study suggests that microplastics routinely show up in our food—and our digestive tracts.
The U.K. is planning to ban plastic straws
Fastcompany Tech - Mon 22 Oct 18It is estimated that in England alone people use 4.7 billion plastic straws each year. The U.K. government has announced that it is planning on banning the distribution and sale of plastic straws, ...