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University of Hawaii research links marine microplastics to cancer
Original: UH research links marine microplastics to cancer rates
Researchers at the University of Hawaii have published findings connecting marine microplastics to cancer rates, according to the university's announcement. The research suggests that tiny plastic particles accumulating in the ocean may pose a cancer risk to humans. Details of the study's methodology and findings have not yet been widely reported, but the university is promoting the work as a significant health finding.
Why now: A university announced new research connecting an widespread environmental pollutant to cancer, a topic of major public health concern.
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- UH research links marine microplastics to cancer rates · University of Hawaii System
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