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Microplastics in Foods: A Microscopic Health Concern?
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 102" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.foodinsight.org/are-microplastics-harmful-health-food" target="_blank"><strong>Microplastics in Foods: A Microscopic Health Concern? - Food Insight</strong></a></p><p></p><p><strong>Are microplastics just really tiny pieces of plastic? </strong></p><p></p><p>Yes! As the name implies, microplastics are small pieces or fibers of plastic that range from roughly the size of a garden ant all the way down to one micrometer (think microscopic) or even smaller. NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, measures them as “<a href="https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/podcast/june16/dd66-microplastics.html" target="_blank">less than five millimeters in their longest dimension</a>.”</p><p></p><p>Microplastics can be formed from the gradual whittling away of larger plastic items in the environment. A specific type of microplastics called microbeads have been used to make some cosmetic products, like exfoliating face washes. Studies reported in <a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170626124355.htm" target="_blank"><em>Science Daily</em></a> indicate that we can even produce microplastics when washing clothes made with synthetic materials such as nylon or polyester.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 102, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.foodinsight.org/are-microplastics-harmful-health-food'][B]Microplastics in Foods: A Microscopic Health Concern? - Food Insight[/B][/URL] [B]Are microplastics just really tiny pieces of plastic? [/B] Yes! As the name implies, microplastics are small pieces or fibers of plastic that range from roughly the size of a garden ant all the way down to one micrometer (think microscopic) or even smaller. NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, measures them as “[URL='https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/podcast/june16/dd66-microplastics.html']less than five millimeters in their longest dimension[/URL].” Microplastics can be formed from the gradual whittling away of larger plastic items in the environment. A specific type of microplastics called microbeads have been used to make some cosmetic products, like exfoliating face washes. Studies reported in [URL='https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170626124355.htm'][I]Science Daily[/I][/URL] indicate that we can even produce microplastics when washing clothes made with synthetic materials such as nylon or polyester. [/QUOTE]
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