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Microplastics can breach the blood-brain barrier, causing ill health
A certain surface structure (biomolecular corona) was crucial in enabling plastic particles to pass into the brain.
Light pollution could extend mosquitoes’ biting season
This could be bad for mammals in the short term because mosquitoes are potentially biting us later in the season.
Microplastics affect the ability of algae to produce energy
Algae showed a 50% decline in net photosynthesis when exposed to higher levels of microplastic pollution.
Air pollution health hazards have gone global
Only 0.001% of the global population were exposed to exposure lower than the recommended limit.
‘Biofuels’ from discarded plastics pose health risks
You don't have to use the plastic-based fuel to be exposed to its fumes; simply living near a factory can be a risk.
The Nile’s delta is badly polluted by heavy metals
The contaminants primarily derive from untreated agricultural drainage, municipal waste and industrial wastewater.