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Detection of Various Microplastics in Human Stool
Annals of Internal Medicine
2019
1777 citations
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Philipp Schwabl,
Sebastian Köppel,
Philipp Königshofer,
Theresa Bucsics,
Michael Trauner,
Thomas Reiberger,
B. Liebmann
Summary
Researchers analyzed human stool samples and detected various types of microplastic particles, providing direct evidence that microplastics pass through the human digestive system. The study highlights that people are routinely ingesting microplastics through everyday food and drink consumption.
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