How to assess microplastics in our bodies? Scientists have a plan

PHYSorg
Jan 27, 2026, 8:50 pm168 pts
How many tiny pieces of plastic are currently inside your body? A series of headline-grabbing studies in the last few years have claimed to have found microplastics throughout human bodies—inside blood, organs and even brains.

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