A report from a coalition of U.S. environmental advocacy groups has warned of the health risks of PVC plastic and urged public officials against using the material in community drinking water pipes. PVC is made with vinyl chloride, the same hazardous material released in the fiery train derailment that triggered a public health and environmental […]
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Microplastics have been found in human blood for the first time, increasing concerns about their impact on human health. The microscopic particles, some as small as 0.0007mm – that’s about a twentieth of the width of a human hair – were discovered in 77 per cent of the healthy adult blood donors tested in the […]