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Status of Safety Concerns of Microplastic Detection Strategies
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Researchers reviewed the safety and reliability of current methods used to detect microplastics, noting that the WHO flagged microplastic contamination as a significant concern in 2019 and that inconsistent detection strategies make it difficult to accurately assess human exposure levels.
Microplastics are small plastic particles produced either for use in everyday products or through environmental degradation of various forms of plastics; in 2019, WHO announced a significant concern about the contamination of oceans and land by microplastics....
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