Many human organs are vulnerable to microplastics in the environment, new study demonstrates

Microplastics have been found into every nook of the environment – the oceans, land, air, food supply and even in some marine animals. A study from 2018 found that plastics can pass through the human gut, but a new study from Arizona State University researchers indicates that human tissue and organs are capable of absorbing microplastics and nanoplastics too.

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