Plastic: phthalates would increase the risk of diabetes in women
Phthalates, a common substance found in plastic found in, among other things, hygiene products, can increase the risk of developing ...
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Plastic Christmas tree: it can harm your health!
© ShutterstockFor ecological and/or economic reasons, many of us opt for a plastic Christmas tree – near and far, the ...
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Compost: we must stop putting “biodegradable” plastic bags in it
© Shutterstock / Nina BondarchukBeware of "compostable" or "biodegradable" plastic bags in compost bins: here is the new message from ...
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Phthalate from plastic can affect health over generations
Exposure to phthalates contained in certain plastics may impact health for two generations, according to a new study. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Children are constantly ingesting microplastics, including in the womb
In the womb and throughout childhood, the little ones are particularly exposed to microparticles and nanoparticles of plastic, which they ...
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Microplastics: what damage to our health?
Already toxic for fauna and flora, pollution with plastic microparticles could eventually have serious consequences on human health, according to ...
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Microplastics have been found in breast milk
For the first time, microplastics have been detected in human breast milk. Researchers are very concerned about the potential health ...
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Watch made of plastic costs 1,000 euros
A plastic watch and still have to pay 1,000 euros for it. What is this? A luxury timepiece of, for ...
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“We drink microplastic”, warns the NGO Acting for the environment
Most mineral water bottles contain microplastics, according to a survey by an environmental association. THE ESSENTIAL Since 1950, 8.3 billion ...
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Here’s why you should never reuse a plastic bottle after the water is finished
You should never reuse a plastic bottle once you've run out of water, and here's why. Faced with the summer ...
Read moreIs a world without plastic possible?
Plastic pollution is everywhere: in the air we breathe, in the Arctic ice, in the water we drink, the clothes ...
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“A low risk to health”: WHO wants to reassure on microplastics in drinking water
According to a press release published by the WHO on Thursday August 22, the current levels of microplastics present in ...
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Reusable plastic bottles release substances potentially harmful to health
Several hundred chemicals have been found in tap water stored in reusable plastic bottles. THE ESSENTIAL The bottles used were ...
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Why washing your hair could make you fat?
The plastic stored in our shampoo bottles could act as an endocrine disruptor on our body. According to a new ...
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How microplastics attack the brain
Microplastics smaller than 2 micrometers accumulate in immune cells in the brain and destroy them. The brain is thus no ...
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USA: 100,000 early deaths from phthalates in plastics
Daily exposure to phthalates, substances present in many plastic products in particular, could lead to 100,000 deaths per year in ...
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Plastic responsible for more than 100,000 premature deaths in the United States
Phthalates, a chemical compound present in plastic material considered an endocrine disruptor found in food and everyday objects, is thought ...
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Be careful with “plastic-free” disposable tableware
The UFC-Que Choisir association warns of the excessive presence of compounds dangerous to health or the environment in “plastic-free” disposable ...
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Plastic pollution: children are born with ever smaller penises
Plastic pollution has an impact on the size of penises and the growing infertility of couples. THE ESSENTIAL Shanna Swan, ...
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Seafood is heavily contaminated with microplastics
Seafood and molluscs would be more affected by microplastic pollution than fish. THE ESSENTIAL Shellfish and seafood have more microplastics ...
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Microplastics present in water penetrate the body more easily
When they are in an aqueous medium, the plastic microparticles manage to penetrate inside the cells to form small clusters ...
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Bottle-fed babies ingest millions of microplastics every day
Polypropylene bottles cause a baby to swallow more than a million plastic microparticles every day. THE ESSENTIAL Polypropylene bottles release ...
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A French start-up recycles surgical masks to make visors or door openers
The company Plaxtil, based in Châtellerault, has launched since mid-June in the recycling of surgical masks which they transform into ...
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Coronavirus: in Brazil, a hug curtain allows the elderly to hug their loved ones
In Brazil, a hug curtain has been installed in a retirement home in São Paulo to allow elderly people to ...
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Pollution: latex masks and gloves add to plastic waste on the seabed
On the sidelines of the health crisis, the use of single-use masks and latex gloves has increased considerably. If they ...
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Coronavirus: why you shouldn’t throw your mask on the ground
Since the start of deconfinement on May 11, plastic masks have been thrown haphazardly in the streets, parks and forests. ...
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Coronavirus and medical waste: the health crisis will have serious ecological repercussions
The production of disposable plastic objects to protect against the coronavirus has exploded in recent months. Ultimately, the ecological consequences ...
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Bisphenol S is harmful to human brain development
Plastics without bisphenol A are as dangerous to health as those containing it. Its substitute, bisphenol S, has adverse effects ...
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Reconstructive surgery: non-biological models to train future doctors
Micro-surgical techniques used in reconstructive surgery can be learned just as effectively in non-biological simulators as in animal models, new ...
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3D printers: risk of lung damage due to plastic particles
3D printers are increasingly present in everyday life, whether at work or at home. But the particles emitted by these ...
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