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Microplastics Become Chemically Active in Water, Study Warns
Original: Microplastics Become Chemically Active in Water, May Cause Biological Harm
New research indicates that microplastics do not remain inert once they enter water: they take on chemically active properties that could cause biological harm. The finding suggests the tiny plastic particles pervasive in rivers, oceans and drinking water may interact chemically with living organisms, raising fresh concerns about their effects on human and environmental health and intensifying calls to curb plastic pollution.
Why now: Ongoing public and scientific concern about microplastic pollution and its health effects.
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- Microplastics Become Chemically Active in Water, May Cause Biological Harm · Technology Networks
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