Scientists have discovered microplastics in the snow near some of Antarctica's deep field camps, revealing how far-reaching ...

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The new study shows a significant increase in the presence of microplastics and even smaller-diameter nanoplastics in the ...

Everywhere you look, microplastic pollution is a growing crisis. Tiny plastic fragments have been found in oceans, food, ...

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The researchers analysed 100 placentas from full-term births (37.2 weeks, on average) and 75 from preterm births (34 weeks) for the study.

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These data can help estimate the real value of the reserves of plastics and the plastic pollution in the ocean. However, the results could be more accurate if combined with field data representing the ...