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Unseen Hazard: The Invisible World of Plastics and Oligomers in Your Laundry

Oligomers are released from polyester textiles. Plastic household items and clothing made of synthetic fibers release microplastics: particles less than five millimetres in size that can enter the environment unnoticed. A small proportion of these particles are so small that they are measured in na

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