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Bottled water contains more plastic particles than thought - study
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/01/2024
» NEW YORK - A typical one-litre (33-ounce) bottle of water contains some 240,000 plastic fragments on average, according to a new study. Many of those fragments have historically gone undetected, the researchers determined, suggesting that health concerns linked to plastic pollution may be dramatically underestimated.
Meandering along the Seine: France's roving plastic rubbish
AFP, Published on 25/05/2023
» ROUEN, France: The scrap of red plastic in among the waterside reeds in northern France could be any fragment of the throwaway consumerism piling up across the planet, flowing into rivers, choking animals, even seeping into our bloodstreams.
Plastic arts
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 18/01/2023
» In 2019, young artist Pratchaya Charernsook became aware of microplastic pollution after news reports of researchers at the Marine National Park Operation Centre finding an average of 78 pieces of microplastics in the stomach of every mackerel they collected from Hat Chao Mai National Park.
Governing an ocean of plastic pollution
Oped, Published on 05/03/2022
» Images of plastic pollution in the ocean and on beaches are now commonplace, and the problem is likely to get worse. Last week, the OECD's first Global Plastics Outlook revealed a dramatic increase in the plastic waste leaked into aquatic environments.
How much plastic are you eating?
Asia focus, Reuters, Published on 28/12/2020
» What's for dinner? Lego sushi, credit card burgers, or a well-done piece of PVC pipe?
Practising seafood safety
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 16/07/2019
» Microplastics are not just an environmental issue. The tiny pieces of synthetic material are also part of a worrying ongoing discussion about food safety not just in Thailand but the world over.
The scary thought of plastics in the food chain
News, Published on 13/03/2017
» You may not believe this, but all of us have actually eaten or are eating plastic. Remember the tom yum koong, poo phat pong curry, or the grilled sea bass that you had recently? You cannot see it, but there is plastic in your dinner plate as minuscule particles, which becomes a problem if you still want to enjoy seafood without potentially getting cancer.