10 Facts You NEED to Know about Microplastics

Опубликовано: 05 Апрель 2025
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Ever wondered what the big deal is about microplastics? Well I am about to share with you all 10 facts that you didn't know about microplastics. I am currently an environmental engineering PhD student researching microplastic and their associated chemicals. If you have more questions on the subject, please post a comment below and I would be happy to talk about it. I would also like to give a special acknowledgment to my colleague Anna Lewis for all her feedback and support in researching this topic. Please Like, Comment, and Share this video. Also please Subscribe!

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Attached are the scientific and news articles associated with each fact I am talking about. Please read and enjoy at your leisure.

Fact 1:
Are We Speaking the Same Language? Recommendations for a Definition and Categorization Framework for Plastic Debris: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs....

Fact 2:
Ingestion and egestion of polyethylene microplastics by goldfish (Carassius auratus): influence of color and morphological features: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Long-term microplastic retention causes reduced body condition in the langoustine, Nephrops norvegicus: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Impact of Microplastic Beads and Fibers on Waterflea (Ceriodaphnia dubia) Survival, Growth, and Reproduction: Implications of Single and Mixture Exposures: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/...
Microplastic Moves Pollutants and Additives to Worms, Reducing Functions Linked to Health and Biodiversity: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Aging of microplastics promotes their ingestion by marine zooplankton https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

Fact 3:
Overview of known plastic packaging-associated chemicals and their hazards: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Fish and Seabird Gut Conditions Enhance Desorption of Estrogenic Chemicals from Commonly-Ingested Plastic Items:
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/...

Fact 4:
Plastic Pollution in the World's Oceans: More than 5 Trillion Plastic Pieces Weighing over 250,000 Tons Afloat at Sea: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/art...
Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made: https://advances.sciencemag.org/conte...

Fact 5:
Microplastics in Seafood and the Implications for Human Health: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
Plastic Is Even Beginning to Contaminate Our Table Salt: https://www.foodandwine.com/news/plas...
Human Consumption of Microplastics: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs....
Plastic and Human Health: A Micro Issue?: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs....
Detection of Various Microplastics in Human Stool: https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/abs/1...

Fact 6:
Microplastics in air: Are we breathing it in?: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Mini-review of microplastics in the atmosphere and their risks to humans: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

Fact 7:
The environmental price of fast fashion: https://www.nature.com/articles/s4301....

Fact 8:
Why is glitter bad for the environment?: https://www.insider.com/why-glitter-i...

Fact 9:
World Health Organization Information sheet: Microplastics in drinking-water: https://www.who.int/water_sanitation_...
Beer, Drinking Water And Fish: Tiny Plastic Is Everywhere: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/...
Plastic Teabags Release Billions of Microparticles and Nanoparticles into Tea: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/...
Fact 10:
Nanoplastic should be better understood https://www.nature.com/articles/s4156...