Alarm raised over microplastics in human faeces in first of its kind study
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Gege Li2018-10-23T09:30:00
Nine different types of microplastic found in samples across the world could pose health risk
Small pieces of plastic are making their way into the human gut as people eat contaminated seafood and come into contact with plastic-packaged food and drink, a study on human stools has found. What’s worrying, according to the researchers, is that health effects of microplastics on people are unknown.