University of Auckland. "Microplastic pollution swirling in city air: Millions of plastic bottles per year." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2022 / 12 / 221212140810.htm (accessed ...

“When we first investigated the plastic pipe air pollution practice, we discovered there had been no independent testing or oversight,” Whelton said. “It was being used in neighborhoods and in ...

Each liter of water they collected held between 6.7 to 13.9 pieces of plastic, which measured from 7.1 micrometers up to 94.6 micrometers, or about the diameter of a human hair.

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Around 12 percent of all plastic waste produced in cities is burned in the open air, creating air pollution and health risks. Accessibility statement Skip to main content Democracy Dies in Darkness ...

Plastic bags are a huge problem. Some 160,000 of them are used every second. That’s five trillion bags a year. And fewer than 3 per cent are recycled.

"If the issue of 'plastic air pollution' is not addressed proactively, climate change and ecological risks may become a reality, causing irreversible and serious environmental damage in the future." ...

In that series, which mapped excess cancer risk from lifetime exposure to air pollution across the U.S., the highest chance was 1 cancer in 53 people, in Port Arthur, Texas.

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