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Microplastics Aren't Inert After All: In Water, They Make DNA-Damaging Free Radicals


As social media says, microplastics are this generation's lead and asbestos: useful things that seemed hunky-dory – until they weren't.  Plastics are ubiquitous because they're durable, versatile, and apparently stable.  As a result, they occupy our literal hearts and every environment, from the deep sea to ancient rocks.

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