Medical infusion bags can release microplastics

ScienceDaily
Mar 11, 2025, 3:41 pm833 ptsInterestingTop
Microplastics have been found almost everywhere that scientists have looked for them. Now these bits of plastic -- from 1 to 62 micrometers long -- have been found in the filtered solutions used for medical intravenous (IV) infusions. The researchers estimate that thousands of plastic particles could be…

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