Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "microplastics"
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Blue whales eat 10 million pieces of microplastic a day - study
(,November 3, 2022 , on page )Blue whales consume up to 10 million pieces of microplastic every day, research estimated Tuesday, suggesting that the omnipresent pollution poses a bigger danger to the world's largest animal than previously thought. ... -
'They're everywhere': microplastics in oceans, air and human body.
(,July 4, 2022 , on page )From ocean depths to mountain peaks, humans have littered the planet with tiny shards of plastic. We have even absorbed these microplastics into our bodies — with uncertain implications. Images of plastic pollution have ... -
We eat, drink, and breathe microplastics, but should we get worried?
(,September 24, 2019 , on page )Microplastics refer to small pieces of plastic ( less than five millimeters in length) that pollute the environment. They come from manufactured microplastics that are used in cosmetics, clothing, and industrial processes ...