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Breaking the Skin Barrier: Scientists Discover New Health Risks of Microplastics


New research indicates that toxic chemicals added to plastic materials for flame resistance can enter the body through the skin by contact with microplastics. The study offers the first experimental evidence that chemicals present as additives in microplastics can leach into human sweat, and then

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