Ailbhe
@ailbheherity.bsky.social
PhD Researcher @BSMS Investigating the Impact of Microplastics on Immune Function 🔬🥼
I recently wrote a student focus piece for The Biochemist, and you can read it here!
Microplastics have become an issue in all areas of our environment. Could the UN One Health initiative be a new way to combat this issue?
Microplastics have become an issue in all areas of our environment. Could the UN One Health initiative be a new way to combat this issue?
Plastic Not-So-Fantastic: A One Health Approach to a Growing Crisis
The threat of microplastics has recently taken the media by storm, causing panic in the general public, and a drive to push research forward within the scientific community. Plastic pollution has been...
portlandpress.com
July 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I recently wrote a student focus piece for The Biochemist, and you can read it here!
Microplastics have become an issue in all areas of our environment. Could the UN One Health initiative be a new way to combat this issue?
Microplastics have become an issue in all areas of our environment. Could the UN One Health initiative be a new way to combat this issue?
might start blaming my terrible memory on the spoons worth of microplastics in my brain🥄💆🏻♀️
Your brain is full of microplastics: are they harming you?
Plastics have infiltrated every recess of the planet, including your lungs, kidneys and other sensitive organs. Scientists are scrambling to understand their effects on health.
www.nature.com
February 21, 2025 at 11:10 AM
might start blaming my terrible memory on the spoons worth of microplastics in my brain🥄💆🏻♀️
Reposted by Ailbhe
"They're finding them everywhere they look."
💧Scientists say that most microplastics found in drinking water are very fine and thus more likely to pass from the human intestine into the blood and organs.
💧Scientists say that most microplastics found in drinking water are very fine and thus more likely to pass from the human intestine into the blood and organs.
Drinking water contains microplastics smaller than EU detection limit
Scientists say that most microplastics found in drinking water are very fine and thus more likely to pass from the human intestine into the blood and organs.
www.euronews.com
January 17, 2025 at 9:30 AM
"They're finding them everywhere they look."
💧Scientists say that most microplastics found in drinking water are very fine and thus more likely to pass from the human intestine into the blood and organs.
💧Scientists say that most microplastics found in drinking water are very fine and thus more likely to pass from the human intestine into the blood and organs.