Key Takeaways Bags of intravenous fluid are a source of microplasticsResearchers found microplastics in two different brands ...

Microplastics have been found almost everywhere that scientists have looked for them. Now, according to new research, these ...

Climate change idea. Bags of intravenous fluid are a source of microplastics Researchers found microplastics in two different brands of IV saline solution The plastics are likely leaching into the ...

IV nutrition therapy is commonly used in medical settings but is gaining popularity in wellness circles. Learn the potential ...

Drugs are given to patients in hospital through IV drip bags. Drugs given to hospital patients using IV drip bags may contain thousands of dangerous plastic particles, a new study, published in ...

Microplastics can be found in the solutions administered through plastic IV bags, researchers recently reported in the journal Environment & Health. In fact, thousands of plastic particles could ...

Research from the 1970s suggests IV fluid bags can contain solid particles, but few scientists have followed up on what those particles are made of. Liwu Zhang, Ventsislav Kolev Valev and ...

In hospital many drugs, as well as fluids and nutrients, are administered through plastic IV bags. The scientists bought two different common brands of 8.4oz bags of IV saline solution ...

HealthDay News — Microplastics appear to be present in filtered solutions used for medical intravenous infusions, with about 7500 particles/L found in infusion solutions from polypropylene (PP) ...