We're All Ingesting Microplastics at Home; Here's How to Reduce Your Risk

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By The ConversationMay 6, 2021, 1:04 pm613 ptsHot
By Mark Patrick Taylor, Neda Sharifi Soltani and Scott P. Wilson Australians are eating and inhaling significant numbers of tiny plastics at home, our new research shows. These “microplastics," which are derived from petrochemicals extracted from oil and gas products, are settling in dust around the house.…

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