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EPA Flags Microplastics for Drinking-Water Review as HHS Backs $144 Million Health Study

The moves start formal research and monitoring that could set the stage for future rules.

Capri-Sun Pushes EU to Allow Return of Plastic Straw

Lab Gloves Found to Distort Microplastic Measurements

Netflix Documentary ‘The Plastic Detox’ Reports Early Fertility Gains, Prompting Viewer Plastic Cutbacks

Scientists Unveil Forensic-Style Standards to Verify Microplastics in Human Tissues

New Measurements Reveal Far Higher Airborne Microplastics Over Chinese Megacities

New Review Ties Daily Bottled Water to 90,000 Extra Microplastic Particles a Year

Ex Vivo Study Finds Common Microplastics Alter Gut Microbiome in Patterns Seen in Colorectal Cancer

Microplastics Alter Human Gut Microbiome in Early Study Presented at UEG Week

Microplastics Linked to Bone Harm in Major Review as New Animal Tests Begin

Landmark Study Finds Microplastics in Human Reproductive Fluids

Study Ties Coastal Microplastic Pollution to Elevated Cardiometabolic Disease Risk

EU’s Tethered Bottle Caps Draw Ongoing Consumer Complaints One Year After Mandate

Studies Link Ubiquitous Microplastics to Organ Damage and Disease Risk

Japanese Scientists Advance Seawater-Dissolvable Plastic Toward Commercial Use

Polystyrene Nanoplastics Impair Glucose Metabolism and Harm Liver in Mice

Doctor Warns Scented Candles, Plastic Cutting Boards and Worn Non-Stick Pans Carry Toxic Chemicals

Study Links Microplastics to Rising Antibiotic Resistance

Microplastics Found in Human Brains Raise Alarming Health Concerns

Coca-Cola Considers Shift to Plastic Bottles Due to Aluminum Tariffs