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SydneyJimPlaque buildup in the necks of stroke survivors may be loaded with microplastics <a href="https://www.heart.org/en/news/2025/04/22/plaque-buildup-in-the-necks-of-stroke-survivors-may-be-loaded-with-microplastics" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.heart.org/en/news/2025/04/22/plaque-buildup-in-the-necks-of-stroke-survivors-may-be-loaded-with-microplastics</a>Tiny pieces of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#plastic</a> are infiltrating the large arteries in the neck that carry blood from the heart to the head, with the highest amounts found in fatty buildup in the arteries of stroke survivors, a small study suggests.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Health</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PlasticPollution</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microplastics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Environment</a>

GeekooMicroplastics are infiltrating our drinking water, carrying harmful pollutants and posing serious health risks. Learn how this affects you. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microplastics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WaterSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WaterSafety</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicHealth</a><a href="https://geekoo.news/invisible-invaders-microplastics-in-our-drinking-water/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://geekoo.news/invisible-invaders-microplastics-in-our-drinking-water/</a>

Simone<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microplastics</a> are a serious issue for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cardiovascular" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cardiovascular</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#health</a>. Their presence in the organism seems to significantly incresce <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stroke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#stroke</a> incidence. <a href="https://www.heart.org/en/news/2025/04/22/plaque-buildup-in-the-necks-of-stroke-survivors-may-be-loaded-with-microplastics" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.heart.org/en/news/2025/04/22/plaque-buildup-in-the-necks-of-stroke-survivors-may-be-loaded-with-microplastics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#plastic</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#medicine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollution</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publichealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#publichealth</a>

UK<a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/48162/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/uk/48162/</a> How long does plastic take to decompose? The answer is terrifying <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Environment</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microplastics</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedKingdom</a>

Bibliolater 📚 📜 🖋**Bursting your bubble: Chewing gum releases microplastics into your saliva, UCLA research shows**“_The research suggests that regular gum chewers could potentially be ingesting tens of thousands of microplastic particles a year, although the health effect is not known._”🔗 <a href="https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/bursting-your-bubble-chewing-gum-releases-microplastics-your-saliva-ucla-research-shows" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/bursting-your-bubble-chewing-gum-releases-microplastics-your-saliva-ucla-research-shows</a>.<a href="https://qoto.org/tags/UCLA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UCLA</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Research</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microplastics</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/ChewingGum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChewingGum</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/science" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@science</a>

DragofixMicroplastics: What's trapping the emerging threat in our streams? <a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250421162622.htm" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250421162622.htm</a> Microplastics: What's trapping the emerging threat in our streams? <a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-04-microplastics-emerging-threat-streams.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://phys.org/news/2025-04-microplastics-emerging-threat-streams.html</a><a href="https://veganism.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environment</a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#water</a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/streams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#streams</a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#plastic</a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microplastics</a>

DragofixScientists Find Microplastics in Ovarian Follicular Fluid for the First Time <a href="https://www.ecowatch.com/microplastics-ovarian-follicular-fluid.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.ecowatch.com/microplastics-ovarian-follicular-fluid.html</a><a href="https://veganism.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environment</a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#plastic</a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microplastics</a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PlasticPollution</a>

Georgiann Baldino"a new study is connecting the dots on <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microplastics</a>' mysterious correlation with heart attack and <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/stroke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#stroke</a> risk." Business Insider <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/stroke-patients-high-levels-microplastics-230655664.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.yahoo.com/news/stroke-patients-high-levels-microplastics-230655664.html</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Health</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Science</a>

Primo Natura"Microplastics still slip through wastewater treatment plants, carrying pollutants and threatening long-term health"<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microplastics</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Plastic</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Plastics</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pollution</a><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-04-microplastics-wastewater-treatment-pollutants-threatening.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://phys.org/news/2025-04-microplastics-wastewater-treatment-pollutants-threatening.html</a>

Steve Dustcircle 🌹<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Plant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Plant</a> Leaves Absorb <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microplastics</a>—And They End Up in Our <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Food</a><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/microplastics-make-it-into-your-food-through-plant-leaves/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/microplastics-make-it-into-your-food-through-plant-leaves/</a>

WINGS_radio<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microplastics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CBC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/documentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#documentary</a> 2: <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/the-nature-of-things/microplastics-are-everywhere-6-ways-to-help-protect-your-health-and-the-planet-1.7482662" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/the-nature-of-things/microplastics-are-everywhere-6-ways-to-help-protect-your-health-and-the-planet-1.7482662</a>

WINGS_radio<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microplastics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/documentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#documentary</a> <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/the-nature-of-things/i-thought-my-body-was-safe-from-microplastics-i-was-wrong-1.7486007" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/the-nature-of-things/i-thought-my-body-was-safe-from-microplastics-i-was-wrong-1.7486007</a>

NatureHopperThe easiest solution is to wash clothes less often, making for less of the friction that breaks fibers apart <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23EarthDay" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EarthDay</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Microplastics" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microplastics</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Sustainability" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sustainability</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Clothing" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Clothing</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Environment" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Environment</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23APNews" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#APNews</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/earth-day-clothing-synthetic-fibers-microfibers-microplastics-7ba38acebdb1ab73a6580f3196279553" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Your clothes are shedding bits...</a>

Preston MacDougall<a href="https://mstdn.social/@lucybeahere" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@lucybeahere</a> With the ubiquity of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microplastics</a> that is a concern everywhere! Rest assured, Masters of the Atomic Domain are working on it!

Primo Natura"Microplastics found in human ovary follicular fluid for the first time"<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microplastics</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Plastic</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Plastics</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Health</a><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/apr/19/microplastics-human-ovary-follicular-fluid" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/apr/19/microplastics-human-ovary-follicular-fluid</a>

Matthias C. RilligPaper just out with Merve Tunali, former researcher in my group:Vertical distribution of microplastics in soil affects plant response to microplasticsHeterogeneity of pollutants is such an important topic!<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microplastics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#soil</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/soilhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#soilhealth</a> <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452074825000175" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452074825000175</a>

Primo Natura"Microplastics discovered in caddisfly casings from the 1970s suggest long-term contamination"<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microplastics</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Plastic</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Plastics</a> <a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-04-microplastics-caddisfly-casings-1970s-term.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://phys.org/news/2025-04-microplastics-caddisfly-casings-1970s-term.html</a>

SydneyJim<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microplastics</a>: What's trapping the emerging threat in our streams? <a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250421162622.htm" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250421162622.htm</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PlasticPolluton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PlasticPolluton</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Environment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pollution</a>

rexiThere's always been *one* tariff I would adore more than even Knucklehead: an <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/importtariff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#importtariff</a> on all <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plasticpackaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#plasticpackaging</a> by weight.Cheap <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oceantransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#oceantransport</a> of cheap <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/petrochemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#petrochemicals</a> whose production pollutes the country of origin, only to have its excessive use rewarded with a consumer price up-valuation, for profit-making at each step by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#corporations</a> never held unaccountable for final disposal, whether landfill, incinerator, river, or some world tour.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plasticpollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#plasticpollution</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#plastics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microplastics</a>

HeckNewsScientists find microplastics in human ovaries for the first time. Your water bottle might be sabotaging your fertility without you knowing it.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reproductivehealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reproductivehealth</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microplastics</a><a href="https://hecknews.com/microplastics-invade-human-ovaries-fertility-health-threat" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hecknews.com/microplastics-invade-human-ovaries-fertility-health-threat</a>

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