Babies Are Already Pooping Plastic, Study Finds

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By Olivia RosaneSep 22, 2021, 3:48 pm492 ptsTrendingTop
Babies haven't spent a lot of time on the planet, but apparently it's still enough time to be exposed to lots of plastic. A new study published in Environmental Science and Technology Letters Wednesday found an average of 36,000 nanograms of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) microplastics (MP) per gram of infant…

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