Microplastics Found in Lung Tissue of Living Humans for First Time: Study

Microplastics Found in Lung Tissue of Living Humans for First Time: Study
Microplastics in an undated file photo. Joker/Alexander Stein/Getty Images
Katabella Roberts
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Researchers have discovered microplastics deep in the lungs of living humans for the first time.

Scientists at Hull York Medical School in England published their findings in the journal Science of the Total Environment, the first such study to show microplastics in the lung tissue of live people.
Katabella Roberts
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Katabella Roberts is a news writer for The Epoch Times, focusing primarily on the United States, world, and business news.
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