The chemicals in microplastics cause a plethora of health impacts including harming people’s hormonal systems leading to infertility, and neurological and behavior disorders among other issues, says a new review which unpacks the mechanisms of how plastics harm health.
Back in 2014, the headlines lit up with bad news about declines in bee health, and scientific research tied that decline to the rise in the use of neonicotinoids. Soon Bayer opened the “Bee Care Center” to great fanfare. But was it science, or crisis PR?