What, Exactly Are Nanoplastics And How Can We Avoid Them?
Nanoplastics, even smaller than microplastics, pose serious environmental and health risks due to their ability to penetrate living organisms. [ more ]
Researchers find a massive number of plastic particles in bottled water
Microscopic pieces of plastic have been found in bottled water at concentrations 10 to 100 times higher than previously estimated.
Nanoplastics, which are smaller than microplastics, could be more dangerous because they can be misidentified as natural components of cells in the human body. [ more ]
Your bottled water could contain 130,000 microscopic pieces of plastic
Researchers have found hundreds of thousands of nanoplastic particles in bottled water, with an average of 240,000 detectable fragments of plastic per liter.
Nanoplastics are harder to detect and count than larger microplastics, but a new study has provided evidence of their presence in bottled water. [ more ]
Plankton Are Making Ocean Plastic Pollution Even More of a Mess
Plastic pollution is becoming more problematic as tiny creatures are breaking down plastic into nanoplastics.
Nanoplastics are smaller and can easily enter the bloodstream and be ingested by small animals, causing harm to humans and the environment.
The research shows that plastic can proliferate at an astonishing rate, with one tiny animal producing over 300,000 particles of nanoplastic in just one day. [ more ]