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Microplastics Found in Coronary Blood of Heart Attack Patients

Health

Jul 23, 2026

Microplastics Found in Coronary Blood of Heart Attack Patients

A Fox News report summarizes a new study that tested coronary artery blood from patients who experienced severe heart attacks and found detectable microplastics in n...

Microplastics Heart attack (myocardial infarction)

EPA adds microplastics and pharmaceuticals to draft Contaminant Candidate List; HHS announces $144 million STOMP program to study microplastics

Environment

Apr 2, 2026

EPA adds microplastics and pharmaceuticals to draft Contaminant Candidate List; HHS announces $144 million STOMP program to study microplastics

The EPA has placed microplastics and pharmaceuticals on the draft Contaminant Candidate List (CCL), a periodic list under the Safe Drinking Water Act that identifies...

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Microplastics STOMP (HHS/ARPA-H initiative)