We can’t see them, but they are in some personal care products many of us use, and their impacts on the environment are raising concerns.
Plastic microbeads used in products such as soaps, toothpastes and makeup are showing up in vast quantities in the ocean, the Great Lakes and other waters. The beads, as small as 0.1 micrometer in diameter, can pass through most traditional settling and filtration processes in wastewater treatment plants. So, once sent down household drains, they are largely destined for waterways.Feeling pressure from environmental groups, clean-water agencies and consumers, some major personal care product manufacturers have pledged
