How to Use microplastic in a Sentence

microplastic

noun

• Meanwhile, the tiny fibers shed from polyester clothes are called microplastics.
  — Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 2024-06-13
• The patch is made of both bigger pieces of debris and microplastics.
  — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 2023-04-17
• And as for microplastics, keep an eye out for evolving research.
  — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 2024-06-27
• For instance, people are now far more aware of microplastics.
  — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 2025-05-16
• And this is clearly showing that microplastic is going into the sea and back out of the sea.
  — Sara Harrison, Wired, 2021-04-13
• Brewing tea in the microwave may increase the release of microplastics from the tea bag.
  — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 2025-01-17
• Very small pieces, called microplastics, can easily make their way up the food web to humans from fish and other seafood.
  — Delger Erdenesanaa, BostonGlobe.com, 2023-08-07
• Due to the ubiquity of microplastics, all people are at risk, Chartres stressed.
  — Brian Mastroianni, Health, 2025-01-07
• These initial findings were later used to track microplastics' flow in other hotspots.
  — Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 2023-04-26
• The threat of microplastics to D.C. drinking water is not clear.
  — Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 2023-11-27
• But research into how microplastics affect the human body is still in its early stages.
  — Adriana Perez, Hartford Courant, 2024-04-30
• The heart tissues of cardiac surgery patients were found to be embedded with at least nine kinds of microplastics.
  — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2023-10-16
• In half of the brands tested, researchers found more than 1,000 pieces of microplastic per liter.
  — Joseph Winters / Grist, Popular Science, 2024-05-23
• Like the plastic cutlery, this wrapping paper can't break down and leaves behind microplastics in your pile.
  — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 2025-02-26
• Up to 89 percent of microplastics found in water can be captured by okra and fenugreek.
  — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 2025-07-16
• From the microplastics in our blood, to the plastic bottles clogging our oceans and beaches, to the oil and gas drilling used to make plastic.
  — Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 2023-05-26
• The same wellness warriors who fret about microplastics seem not to care one whit about the breakdown of medical aesthetics.
  — Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 2024-07-23
• The human testicle samples had nearly three times the amount of microplastics as the canine samples, the study found.
  — Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 2024-05-20
• While eating fish is a key component of the Mediterranean diet, some fish can be high in mercury and microplastics.
  — Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 2023-04-11
• Some areas of research include microplastics, microalgae, and creatures that live on the bottom of the lake.
  — Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 2024-01-10
• Most of the microplastic is shed in the first two minutes of chewing, the release says, because the grinding of teeth causes the plastic to break off.
  — Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 2025-03-26
• The researchers then measured the concentrations of microplastics present in each air sample, as well as the size of the microplastics.
  — Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes.com, 2025-07-30
• Plastic production is on track to triple by 2050, and microplastics have been found in the air, fresh produce and even human breast milk.
  — Reuters, NBC News, 2024-12-02
• The fight against plastic pollution Scientists around the world are looking for new ways to tackle the problem of microplastics.
  — Jade Walker, CNN Money, 2025-06-24
• There is a threat to biodiversity and the habitats of marine life, and a human health impact with the rise of microplastics in our food and water supply.
  — Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 2025-07-24
• The findings confirm a 2019 study that detected microplastics in Lake Tahoe for the first time.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 2023-07-24
• The Always Pan is their viral do-it-all pan, capable of sautéing, frying, and baking—all without microplastics or teflon residue.
  — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 2025-03-27
• For humans, the ubiquity of microplastics emerged with the first reports of plastics in drinking water in 2017.
  — Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 2023-09-19
• Similar to the 2018 IIT Bombay study, the researchers found microplastics in all the salt samples.
  — Sharmila Vaidyanathan, Quartz, 2023-04-10
• What too is the cost to the environment when rain and water used to clean the fields carry microplastics and PFAS into our sewers, oceans and drinking water?
  — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 2024-07-29