/newsroom/taxonomy/term/2494/all en /newsroom/channels/news/microplastics-are-harming-gut-health-348329 <p>Scientists have been worried about the potential harms of microplastics for years. These small plastic particles less than 5 mm in length have been found everywhere because of plastic pollution – from the Earth’s deep oceans to remote regions in Antarctica, and even the seafood we eat. But, are microplastics really harmful?</p> Mon, 15 May 2023 16:15:24 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 300195 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/microplastic-pollution-discovered-st-lawrence-river-239101 <p>A team of researchers from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University and the Quebec government have discovered microplastics (in the form of polyethylene 'microbeads,' less than 2 mm in diameter) widely distributed across the bottom of the St. Lawrence River, the first time such pollutants have been found in freshwater sediments. Tue, 23 Sep 2014 16:23:09 +0000 cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca 21154 at /newsroom