August 21, 2026
What it is about
Who published it, and when
How it spread - 19 original reports
Fri, 21 August 2026
1 report- sciencefriday.com04:00first to report
Microplastics have been found throughout the body, including in placentas and reproductive organs. What does that mean for pregnancy? Plus, little red dots appear all over images from the James Webb Space Telescope. They may belong to a new cosmic category called black hole stars. And, environmentalists and tribes are using state-level public trust doctrines to fight development.
Wed, 26 August 2026
2 reports- parkrecord.com13:45
"Researchers are increasingly finding microplastics everywhere they look: in water, food, household dust, human blood, placentas and developing tissues."
- progressive-charlestown.com18:15
Mon, 31 August 2026
1 report- The Guardian World23:01
Report calls for legally binding targets to cut microplastic pollution as soil ‘is a complex living ecosystem’ The accumulation of microplastics in soil presents an emerging threat to the UK’s food security, according to scientists, MPs and campaigners who have called for legally binding targets to cut microplastic pollution. UK agricultural soils have been identified as among the most contaminated by microplastics in Europe, often as a result of repeated applications of sludge from water...
Thu, 3 September 2026
1 report- azocleantech.com13:27
Investigating subsea plastics reveals degradation issues, highlighting the need for better decommissioning strategies to address microplastic pollution risks.
Sun, 6 September 2026
2 reports- Google News - Europe query06:04
Researchers explore link between microplastics and lung cancer healthcare-in-europe.com
- science20.com10:29
Unless you are a cigarette smoker, you can't be 'inhaling' enough polypropylene and polyethylene to impact your lungs even if you live for 7,000 years. That doesn't stop fad claims that microplastics
Mon, 7 September 2026
7 reports- NYT World04:32
Microplastics are usually consumed through food and water, but more recently, they are making their way into Indonesia’s air and rain. Sui-Lee Wee, our Asia business correspondent, traveled to Jakarta, the capital, to find out why.
- Wirtualna Polska (Poland)07:19
Naukowcy z Politechniki Poznańskiej i Uniwersytetu Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego przebadali 11 jezior w północno-wschodniej Polsce pod kątem mikrowłókien. We wszystkich zbiornikach wykryto mikroplastik. Analiza pokazała wyraźny związek między presją człowieka a liczbą włókien w wodzie.
- Vecernji list (Croatia)14:51
Ključni dokaz koji povezuje zagađenje s obližnjim odlagalištem otpada je pojava polistirena, materijala koji se masovno koristi za izradu stiropora, ambalaže za hranu i jednokratne plastike
- 24sata (Croatia)15:41
Ministrica Marija Vučković istaknula je kako se monitoring podzemnih voda provodi kontinuirano, a rezultati analize pokazuju prisutnost mikroplastike u Divoselu, što predstavlja ozbiljan ekološki problem.
- 24sata (Croatia)17:39
Nalaz Instituta Josip Juraj Strossmayer potvrđuje ozbiljno onečišćenje podzemnih voda mikroplastikom, a Sandra Benčić poziva na hitne mjere kako bi se spriječilo daljnje prodiranje zagađenja.
- Index.hr (Croatia)21:58
EKOTOKSIKOLOG Hackenberger komentirao je nalaz USKOK-a o mikroplastici u Lici. Upozorava da otpad ispušta i druge, neistražene tvari te poziva na hitnu sanaciju i depolitizaciju problema.
- 24sata (Croatia)22:44
Profesor Branimir Hackenberger ističe kako nalaz USKOK-a potvrđuje ispuštanje mikroplastike u podzemne vode kod Gospića, no naglašava da su potrebni dodatni podaci kako bi se procijenio stvarni rizik za ljude i okoliš.
Tue, 8 September 2026
3 reports- 24sata (Croatia)09:30
U Gospiću je utvrđeno da je ispod zakopanog otpada mikroplastika probila u podzemnu vodu nakon što su uzimali uzorke uzvodno i nizvodno.
- Telegram.hr (Croatia)10:59
Valerija Rossi iz Hrvatskog geografskog društva komentirala je najnovije rezultate vještačenja
- Telegram.hr (Croatia)12:00
Kod 70 posto ispitanika mikroplastika je nađena u barem jednom uzorku; ispirku pluća, plućnom tkivu ili u oba
Wed, 9 September 2026
2 reports- Times of India05:34
Researchers are investigating a new method to filter microplastics from water. This approach uses waste generated during water treatment as a filtering material. Tests show this repurposed waste achieved significant microplastic removal efficiencies. The innovative strategy tackles two environmental issues simultaneously. This circular approach could enhance water purification processes in the future.
- 24sata (Croatia)12:00
Mikroplastika je pronađena u velikom broju namirnica i pića koje svakodnevno konzumiramo, od vode i čaja do voća, povrća, mliječnih proizvoda i morskih plodova. U prehrambeni lanac može dospjeti iz onečišćene vode i tla, tijekom proizvodnje i prerade, ali i zbog pakiranja i skladištenja hrane