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Commercial tea bags release millions of microplastics when in use (www.uab.cat)

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A UAB research has characterised in detail how polymer-based commercial tea bags release millions of nanoplastics and microplastics when infused. The study shows for the first time the capacity of these particles to be absorbed by human intestinal cells, and are thus able to reach the bloodstream and spread throughout the body.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Many things contain, or are entirely made out of plastic, even if they don't look like it.