The Human Brain May Contain as Much as a Plastic Spoon's Weight of Microplastics

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The Human Brain May Contain as Much as a Plastic Spoon's Weight of Microplastics

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Anything But Metric@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 2 years ago

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The Human Brain May Contain as Much as a Spoon's Worth of Microplastics, New Research Suggests

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The amount of microplastics in the human brain appears to be increasing over time: Concentrations rose by roughly 50 percent between 2016 and 2024, according to a new study

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