nanoplastics

When UBC food safety researcher Tianxi Yang became a mother, she wondered how much microplastic her son would ingest when drinking milk out of widely available plastic containers.

Researchers still can’t answer the big question: Are those nanoplastic pieces harmful to health?

Tiny particles, including tire dust, have been found in ice cores stretching back 50 years, showing the extent of global plastic contamination.

When it comes to shellfish, concerns around the consumption of microplastics are a good news, bad news story.