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“[A]ccording to a 2019 study from the University of Newcastle, we could be consuming roughly a credit card’s worth of plastic every week.”

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Commentary: Microplastics are getting into our bodies. We need to understand what that means

Nobody wants to snack on plastic bags or soda rings, but according to a 2019 study from the University of…
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Microplastics101
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I believe that was every year and the studies findings have been refuted. It is likely we are consuming a lot of plastic (and breathing) but that credit card analogy is incorrect.
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Aral Balkan
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Thanks for the fact check. Looking forward to learning more about the subject from you – now following :)
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Microplastics101
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No worries at all. There are a few things like that floating around. like more plastic than fish in the sea. We don't actually know how much fish there is so the quotes wrong 🙂
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