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the particles.[17]
The new research, published in the journal Envi-ronmental Science and Technology, took the data from 26 previous studies that measure the amounts of microplastic particles in fish, shellfish, sugar, salt, beer and water, as well as in the air in cities. The scientists then used U.S. government dietary guidelines to calculate how many particles people would eat in a year. Adults eat about 50,000 micro-plastic particles a year and children about 40,000, they estimated.[18]
Scientists have described a new disease called plasticosis, caused by ingesting microplastic par-ticles, in seabirds. Scientists have described a new disease called plasticosis, which is directly caused by plastic waste in the environment.[19] While the disease has so far only been identified in the digestive trac...Please subscribe to keep reading.
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