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Bottle-fed babies may consume millions of microplastic particles, our research suggests
2020
Dunzhu Li,
Yunhong Shi
Summary
Researchers found that shaking polypropylene baby bottles and washing them with hot water releases millions of microplastic particles per liter, suggesting that bottle-fed infants may face unexpectedly high microplastic ingestion and recommending preparation techniques that minimize particle release.
Polymers
Shaking polypropylene bottles and washing them with very hot water can release millions of tiny plastic particles. Here are four ways to reduce exposure.