We already know that plastic is choking our oceans – now scientists have found it inside our blood!
A terrifying new study found microplastics in the blood of 80% of test subjects – half of them from the kind of plastic found in drink bottles.
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Microplastics found in human blood for first time
The Guardian. 24 March 2022.
The Guardian. 24 March 2022.