Plastics are a major health hazard and have been with us for almost a century. These materials have been building up in the ecosystem and in our bodies for quite some time. Experts believe that as much as 70% of plastics remain unaccounted for and that about 8 million tons of it ends up […]
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You Eat Plastic with Every Meal
According to a new study from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, the average western citizen is eating as many as 100 pieces of plastic with every meal. The researchers came to this conclusion by conducting tests where they placed Petri dishes containing sticky dust traps on tabletops near to the plates that study participants were eating […]