Category: Health & Toxicity
Ban ‘Soil Biodegradable’ Plastics
Futamura fined for dead of employee due to failures in packaging production
Dupont Chemical is evil company for fashion designer
Italian food is full of microplastics
How Mercosur will intoxicate EU citizens with pesticides
What kind of chemicals do PLA and PBAT release in the soils?
Ships dumping plastic waste in the ocean series (Video)
Lethal Dose of Plastic For Marine Animals Far Lower Than We Thought
Microplastics influence puberty age of US girls (Video)
Criminals channel waste into manure: 3,000 tons of industrial salt in NL & BE
Researchers make sponges recyclable without toxic chemicals
EPA adds ‘forever chemical’ to toxics reporting database
PLA is more toxic for soil than Polypropylene (Study)
MicroPlastic in Your Arteries Is Triggering Heart Attacks & Strokes (Video)
Lobby group rep raises alarm at HK event with ‘denialist’ claim that plastics don’t harm humans or marine ecosystems
PBAT microplastics restrain wheat growth, damage root ultrastructure and decrease mineral levels (study)
Plastics are causing stress to crops (and biodegradable alternatives do too)
Oxford innovators take on ‘forever chemicals’
Researchers make incredible breakthrough while studying how microscopic plastics travel through our bodies — here are the details
White House moves to kill chemical safety board, despite industry support
Spanish court rules pollution from factory farming violates human rights
Environmental impact of non-plastic textiles and their persistence in waterways
US children routinely exposed to harmful chemicals from packaging, researchers warn
Plastic pollution in the ocean is far smaller — and far more pervasive — than we thought
EU and US allow synthetic microplastics in chewing gum
Indian Experts believe compostable plastics risk worsening pollution
Pesticides and PLA microplastics from mulch film produce a highly toxic cocktail
These common ‘natural beauty’ ingredients are harming the planet
PLA Polylactic acid impacts gut microbiota and induce inflammation (FREE)
Compostable Plastics will destroy the composting industry according to composters
Italy chemical plant execs jailed for pollution (FREE)
Toxic chemicals in recycled plastic can affect hormone system, finds study (FREE)
Mouse Model Suggests Starch-Based Plastics Are Still Bad For You (FREE)
Different shapes of PLA initiate intestinal injury and gut microbiota dysbiosis of zebrafish (FREE)
Microplastics from biodegradable material may be linked to diabetes (FREE)
Bioplastics to see if drinks have been spiked
Alternative plastics labeled as “compostable” still contain hazardous chemicals (FREE)
The Black Plastic Story Most Indians Don’t Know
Plastics in agriculture and food production: uses, properties, and impacts Results of the INRAE-CNRS collective scientific assessment (FREE)
Single use vapes ban opportunity to tackle youth vaping (FREE)
Scientists make disturbing discovery after examining effects of food packaging materials: ‘This is of great significance’ (FREE)
Plastic particles found in food could harm the body (FREE)
MAHA Commission Calls Out Toxic Chemicals Damaging the Health of Americans
New EU plastic pellet regulations met with caution
Plastic-eating seabird chicks show signs of organ failure and cognitive decline
Trending video on the toxicity of recycled black plastics
EU Drafts New Rules to Tackle Plastic Pellet Pollution
The EU strikes a landmark agreement to prevent plastic pellet pollution across land and sea
Toxicological evaluation and metabolic profiling of earthworms (Eisenia fetida) after exposure to microplastics and acetochlor
Europe can’t build a green industrial future with yesterday’s chemicals. Here’s what needs to be done
Experts join forces to reduce the environmental impact of chemicals
Sardines forced to eat plastic as Mediterranean plankton shrinks
North Sea collision: operation to clear up plastic pellets begins
Plastic pellets spotted in water after North Sea ship crash
Canada phases out harmful “forever chemicals” to protect health and environment
World-first analysis of seabirds who’ve eaten plastic reveals slow, insidious health impacts
TotalEnergies Corbion makes a bold claim
Effects of leachate from disposable plastic takeout containers on the cardiovascular system after thermal contact
BPA still in EU food packaging
Micro-nano plastics Make Other Pollutants More Dangerous to Plants and Intestinal Cells
How microplastics are destroying soil and human health
Environmental groups sue FDA over refusal to tackle risky plastic packaging
Poison: Paper vs Plastic Straws
Chemical fog spreading across the US – Bioweapons conspiracy
The false promise of ‘responsible mining’
Health, Economic Costs of Exposure to 3 Chemicals in Plastic: $1.5T in a Year, Study Shows
Governments support strict controls on maritime transport of plastic pellets
Plastic waste production skyrockets during the holidays (Video)
