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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin to add microplastics to the agency's recently published Sixth Unregulated Contaminant … lawmakers argue that EPA should begin monitoring microplastics in America's drinking water, citing a growing body
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin to add microplastics to the agency's recently published Sixth Unregulated Contaminant … lawmakers argue that EPA should begin monitoring microplastics in America's drinking water, citing a growing body
study, as proposed in H.R. 4486, the Microplastics Safety Act, on the human health impacts of microplastics exposure
clear rules to prevent microplastics from entering our waterways in the first place. This commonsense step will help … come.” Plastic pellets are a form of microplastics. When dumped or spilled into the ocean and our waterways
clear rules to prevent microplastics from entering our waterways in the first place. This commonsense step will help
trash entering the oceans and the threat of microplastics in the water. These programs were last authorized
detects and removes pollutants like PFAS and microplastics. Supports drought-response strategies; critical for drought-stricken, wildfire-prone … detect and remove harmful pollutants like PFAS and microplastics before they spread – protecting both the environment and public
turns concern into action, funding groundbreaking research on microplastics and human health WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Michigan Congresswoman … YOUR SIDE back in 2021. "We find these microplastics essentially everywhere in the environment," said Stuart Jones
into the potential health effects of plastic exposure. Microplastics have been reported in our Great Lakes, our oceans … aims to determine the exact impact of microplastics on human health. Despite growing concern and emerging reports linking
year, making textiles the largest known source of microplastic pollution. Synthetic microfibers, found in clothing containing polyester, shed … soil, air, and water,” said Sen. Merkley. “Microplastic pollution harms human health and our environment, and the Fighting
Representative Greg Steube (FL-17), introduced the Microplastics Safety Act . The bipartisan, bicameral legislation requires the Food … conduct a study on the health impacts of microplastics in food, water, and other products. The new legislation
Healthy Soils Act to research the impact of microplastics and harmful PFAS chemicals on biosolids. Biosolids … limited, studies have shown that biosolids may contain microplastics and PFAS – and it’s important to make sure
research into how pollutants like PFAS and microplastics affect human health. Their work is vital to understanding
disintegrate. Instead, it ever so slowly degrades into microplastics that pollute our bodies and our planet. This legislation … prone to break up into tiny pieces – or microplastics – and often wash away into the environment, especially waterways
Federal agencies to reduce the release of microplastics into the environment. Rep. Huffman also successfully advocated to keep