Medical infusion bags can release microplastics

ScienceDaily
Mar 11, 2025, 3:41 pm232 ptsTop
Microplastics have been found almost everywhere that scientists have looked for them. Now these bits of plastic -- from 1 to 62 micrometers long -- have been found in the filtered solutions used for medical intravenous (IV) infusions. The researchers estimate that thousands of plastic particles could be…

Read Article Share
Share Article
- email
- twitter
- facebook
- pocket
- reddit
- tumblr
- linkedin
- pinterest

Trending Today on EcoTopical

Hyundai, Kia, Genesis Meta Factory Visit Shows They Are Prepared For The Future 117

The True Cost of Pretending Climate Change Doesn’t Exist 110

Beyond the Harbor: Electrifying Short-Sea Routes and Hybridizing Blue-Water Shipping 108

Photographer Sebastião Salgado (1944-2025) planted a forest and grew a global movement 93

After the LA Fires, Scientists Study the Toxins Left Behind 42

About EcoTopical

Welcome to EcoTopical Your daily eco-friendly green news aggregator.

Leaf through planet Earths environmental headlines in one convenient place. Read, share and discover the latest on ecology, science and green living from the web's most popular sites.

Medical infusion bags can release microplastics

ScienceDaily

Share Article

Trending Today on EcoTopical

About EcoTopical

Featured

Saving Empire Wind: Offshore Wind Project Restarts, Gas Pipleline Does Not

Radheshyam Bishnoi, protector of India’s wildlife, died on May 24, 2025, aged 28

PepsiCo Pooh-Poohs Plastic Waste Problem

Gas-Killing Geothermal Energy Bonanza Discovered Under Nevada

NOAA Federal Funding Cuts Send Shockwaves

Road Tripping To A Cleaner Future: Your Company’s Gear Could Be Part Of Our…

Targeting malaria at the source: Drug-treated nets eliminate parasites in…

Top winemaker ‘may have to leave its Spanish vineyards due to climate crisis’

Moore Vetoes Key Maryland Climate Studies, Reversing Course on Environmental…

Rare wild cattle herded in Cambodia by helicopter