The CEC note the growing awareness of the public to the issue of plastic molecule emissions from plastics, especially from materials undergoing changes in temperature or in direct sunlight.
We are all becoming more aware of our unwanted ingestion of these plastic molecules and the retention of these molecules in our bodies.
Bioaccumulation of microplastics in human brains.
Microplastic flakes found in ‘almost all’ bottles of mineral water on sale.
Microplastics revealed in the placentas of unborn babies.
Microplastics used in food packaging are discovered in human HEARTS.
Microplastics ‘significantly contaminating the air’, scientists warn.
Plastic fibres found in tap water around the world, study reveals.
People eat at least 50,000 plastic particles a year, study finds.
Microplastics found deep in lungs of living people.
Microplastics used in food packaging and paint are found in human VEINS.
Ban on harmful microbeads could be in breach of EU free trade law, government warned.
Airborne plastic pollution ‘spiralling around the globe’, study
Alarm as study shows how microplastics are blown across the world.
NIST Study Shows Everyday Plastic Products Release Trillions of Microscopic Particles Into Water.
Around 90% of all river-borne plastic that ends up in the ocean comes from just 10 rivers.
There is at least 10 times more plastic in the Atlantic than previously thought.
More than 14m tonnes of plastic believed to be at the bottom of the ocean.
