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People eat at least 50,000 plastic particles a year, study finds
Health effects of ingestion of microplastics via food, water and breathing still unknown
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Human Consumption of Microplastics
Microplastics are ubiquitous across ecosystems, yet the exposure risk to humans is unresolved. Focusing on the American diet, we evaluated the number of microplastic part …
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