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Plastic rain in protected areas of the United States More than 1000 metric tons of plastic per year are deposited on U.S. protected lands through atmospheric transport.

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"Deposition rates averaged 132 plastics per square meter per day, which amounts to >1000 metric tons of plastic deposition to western U.S. protected lands annually."

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There’s a Sandwich Bag of Plastic in Your Brain Dr F. Perry Wilson reviews disturbing data about the accumulation of nanoplastics in the human body.

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You might have a credit card’s worth of microplastics in your brain — and dementia patients may have more, new study suggests The researchers believe they’re the first to find shards of plastic in the human brain, after similar findings in animal models.

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Over 97 million US residents exposed to unregulated contaminants in their drinking water, analysis reveals Nearly a third of people in the U.S. have been exposed to unregulated contaminants in their drinking water that could impact their health, according to a new analysis by scientists at Silent Spring In...

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Leaded Gas Exposure Tied to Millions of Mental Illness Cases Childhood exposure to leaded gasoline over the past 75 years has been linked to 151 million excess cases of psychiatric disorders, a new population-based study showed.

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Common Herbicide a Player in Neurodegeneration? Exposure to glyphosate, the most widely used herbicide, exacerbates neuroinflammation and AD-like pathology in mice, with effect lasting even after a significant pause from exposure.

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Health Impacts of Micro- and Nanoplastics In preparation for a proposed international treaty on plastic pollution, leading experts discussed the health dangers involved.

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"The economic costs associated with the health impacts of these three substances have been estimated at $675 billion in the United States."
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Texas farmers say sewage-based fertilizer tainted with “forever chemicals” poisoned their land and killed their livestock The fertilizer was promoted as an environmental win-win for years. An untold number of farmers and ranchers across Texas have spread it on their land.

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Dolphins in Gulf of Mexico Are Now Testing Positive For Fentanyl Just a few months after cocaine was detected in the bodies of sharks off the coast of South America, research has found fentanyl and other drugs in dozens of dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico, adding to ...

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Common Herbicide a Player in Neurodegeneration? Exposure to glyphosate, the most widely used herbicide, exacerbates neuroinflammation and AD-like pathology in mice, with effect lasting even after a significant pause from exposure.

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Born Before 1996? According to Scientists, Leaded Gas May Have Permanently Altered Your Personality Harmful lead exposure from air, water, and soil impacts the well-being of 151 million Americans. In 1923, lead was introduced into gasoline to improve car engine performance. However, this boost to au...

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