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Plastics in bowels a sign we need to change
2023
Yeong Yeh Lee
Summary
This commentary argues that the discovery of microplastics in more than half of examined human organs signals an urgent need to reduce overall plastic use in the environment to protect human health.
To reduce the threat of microplastics in our bodies, we need to reduce the use of plastics in the environment. The extent of plastic pollution continues to grow with microplastics now found in more than half of human organs. It’s common knowledge that microplastics — smaller than a flax seed at 5mm or less – […]