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Is Tennessee water full of microplastics? Where researchers are looking for answers
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoMicroplastics, tiny bits of plastic, are everywhere. They are in oceans, the soil and in the air....
Microplastics found in artery plaque linked with higher risk of heart attack, stroke and death
Alaska Beacon via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMicroplastics and nanoplastics are everywhere in our environment – including in our oceans and...
What are nanoplastics? An engineer explains concerns about particles too small to see
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 month agoNanoplastics are the smallest microplastics, far narrower than a human hair. Very little is known...
You Can't Totally Avoid Microplastics, But These 7 Things Can Help
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 4 days agoadamkaz via Getty Images For many people, microplastics and nanoplastics (tiny plastic particles...
Study: Microplastics Found in Clogged Arteries Linked to Greater Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke
Health via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMicroplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) have been found in artery-clogging plaque for the first time,...
Nanoplastics linked to heart attack, stroke and early death, study finds
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Microplastics have been linked to a higher risk of heart attacks and stroke for the first time
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 3 months agoMicroplastics were found in more than 50% of the participants' plaque samples.Getty Images...
Bottled water contains thousands of nanoplastics, new study shows. How can you avoid them?
Yahoo Life Style via AOL· 5 months agoNanoplastics are more prevalent in bottled water than scientists originally thought — and it could...
Scientists found tiny microplastics in people’s arteries. Their presence was tied to a higher risk...
NBC News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoPeople with microplastics and nanoplastics in plaque lining a major blood vessel in their neck may...
Microplastics may be new risk factor for cardiovascular disease, researchers say
LA Times via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA small blue particle of plastic is among the visible debris that washes ashore along the Pacific...