While scientists aren't entirely sure how microplastic consumption affects human health on a wide scale, recent research has revealed that plastic pollution can influence the survival of viruses in ...

by attaching themselves to tiny microplastic particles less than 5 millimetres long, while staying infectious. They tested two kinds of viruses -- those that have a covering around them (like flu ...

Polypropylene, the microplastic mentioned in the Facebook ... the risk of inhaling particles (such as plastic particles, viruses, and other unknown particles). This is critical in the event ...

Researchers tested two types of viruses those with an envelope ... Researchers said that this microplastic came predominantly from packaging and while its impact on health is being studied ...

Viruses on their own are not ‘alive’ in ... Mussels, oysters and scallops have the highest levels of microplastic contamination among seafood, a new study reveals. The research ‒ led by ...

Microplastic (MP) contamination is a worldwide concern. Despite this, there is no standard method for assessing MP concentrations in rivers, which are the main entry points of MPs into oceans.

MICROPLASTICS, small plastic pieces less than five millimeters in size, are everywhere. They have penetrated our food chain. Even the deepest part of the oceans has ...

Biofilms on marine plastics can also harbor parasites, viruses, and toxic algae ... parasites and plastics outside the lab. That microplastic pollution appears to be a breeding ground for ...

Nearly half of these cases were in Europe, including over a quarter in the UK. Usually, childhood hepatitis is caused by an infection from one of the hepatitis viruses (such as hepatitis A or ...