5 h. ago The ten ways to limit your exposure to microplastics: They're in everything from our water to kitchen utensils and even our curtains, but this is how you CAN protect yourself

They're in everything, from our water to our curtains to our kitchen utensils. But, says Lucy Siegle, while microplastics are impossible to avoid, we can limit our exposure.

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33 h. ago Microplastics are linked to falling sperm counts and fertility issues

They're in everything, from our water to our curtains to our kitchen utensils. But, says Lucy Siegle, while microplastics are impossible to avoid, we can limit our exposure

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9 d. ago Why you should NEVER drink bottled water after its best before date

While it's unlikely that your bottled water will go bad before you get round to drinking it, experts have warned that the plastic its stored in can degrade overtime increasing the risk of bowel cancer.

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9 d. ago The Filter is one! 50 things we loved this year, from a sleep mask to the perfect pan

Twelve months, thousands of tests and a revolutionary potato masher – here are our readers’ and writers’ ultimate buys• Don’t get the Filter delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereThe Filter is turning one. Since we launched a year ago, we’ve run, hiked, camped and swum; we’ve drunk 455 cups of coffee; washed 34 loads of clothes; slept on mattresses for 2,240 hours, and much more, testing a total of 2,040 products – from coffee machines to gin – to bring you the most rigorous, informed and entertaining buying advice.We’ve even had a decent stab at identifying the preferred lipstick of a global icon. And we’ve helped you consume less – and look after your precious things, from your phone to your wooden kitchen utensils, to make them last longer. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Bottled water contains dangerous levels of microplastics that lodge in vital organs and raise cancer risk', scientists warn

Bottled water could contain dangerous levels of microplastics that can slip through the body's defenses and lodge in vital organs increasing the risk of cancer , concerning new research has suggested.

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1 week ago Microplastics found in bottled water and fish linked to depression

A study is among the first to examine how microplastics found in certain foods and even tap water interact with the human gut

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