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What a bottled-water habit means for intake of ‘microplastics’

Nature 2019 1 citation ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.

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Researchers estimated that people in the United States may be ingesting more than 100,000 microplastic particles each year through food, beverages, and the air they breathe, highlighting how pervasive plastic contamination has become in everyday life.

People in the United States could be taking in more than 100,000 plastic particles a year in food, drink and air. People in the United States could be taking in more than 100,000 plastic particles a year in food, drink and air.

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