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Microplastics are everywhere — we need to understand how they affect human health
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Researchers highlight that microplastics are now accumulating in human organs and tissues, and urgently call for deeper scientific investigation into what this means for human health — as the particles are virtually everywhere but their biological effects remain poorly understood.
As evidence emerges describing the accumulation of small plastic particles in various organs and tissues of the body, a much deeper understanding of the effects of these particles on human health is urgently needed.
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