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Environment
Lee Yeong Yeh, Universiti Sains Malaysia

Plastics in bowels a sign we need to change

The extent of plastic pollution continues to grow with microplastics now found in more than half of human organs. 

It’s common knowledge that microplastics — smaller than a flax seed at 5mm or less – are ubiquitous in the human food chain especially seafood and drinking water. They are also found in the air we breathe.

It should come as no surprise these microplastics have been found in human bowels too.

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