Microplastics Archives - Fit Found Me Healthy Living Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:06:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://fitfoundme.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cropped-new-fit-found-me-favicon-32x32.png Microplastics Archives - Fit Found Me 32 32 A High School Student From Virginia Invented A Filter That Removes 96% Of Microplastics From Drinking Water https://fitfoundme.com/virginia-student-microplastics-drinking-water-filter/ https://fitfoundme.com/virginia-student-microplastics-drinking-water-filter/#respond Thu, 07 Jul 2022 14:04:07 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=40233 Microplastics have become one of the quietest concerns in modern drinking water: too small for most people to see, yet widespread enough to raise serious questions about long-term exposure. In Virginia, 18-year-old high school student Mia Heller turned that concern into a working invention. After learning about water contamination issues in her community, she developed …

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]]> https://fitfoundme.com/scientists-investigate-rising-cancer-rates-millennial-women/feed/ 0 Microplastics Found in Human Brain Tissue Following Routine Activities, Study Reveals https://fitfoundme.com/microplastics-in-brain-daily-habits/ https://fitfoundme.com/microplastics-in-brain-daily-habits/#respond Wed, 23 Feb 2022 05:51:26 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=36236 When reaching for a plastic water bottle or heating a quick meal, few consider what might be left behind long after the convenience has passed. While the environmental toll of plastic pollution is widely recognized, a startling new wave of scientific research has turned the focus inward, uncovering an unsettling reality about human anatomy. Microscopic …

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]]> https://fitfoundme.com/microplastics-in-brain-daily-habits/feed/ 0 Mia Heller Built a Membrane-Free Water Filter in Her Garage at 18. It Removes 95.5% of Microplastics. https://fitfoundme.com/mia-heller-built-a-membrane-free-water-filter-in-her-garage-at-18-it-removes-95-5-of-microplastics/ https://fitfoundme.com/mia-heller-built-a-membrane-free-water-filter-in-her-garage-at-18-it-removes-95-5-of-microplastics/#respond Fri, 10 Apr 2020 06:19:00 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=37663 Mia Heller was not looking for a science fair project when she picked up her local newspaper a few years ago. She was just a teenager in Warrenton, Virginia, scanning headlines over breakfast. But one article stopped her cold. It reported that her neighborhood’s tap water was contaminated with PFAS chemicals and microplastic pollution, and …

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