MicroPlastics Under Microscope

And if you redecorate your home and sand down the old paintwork, the plastic binders in the paint can release microplastics into the air, which you might then inhale. You could swallow them when you drink from single-use plastic water bottles. Now another source of microplastics in the body has been discovered: chewing gum.

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Chewing Gum Releases Microplastics Into Your Mouth, Scientists Warn

The researchers' analysis revealed that the lion's share of the microplastics were released from the gum in the first two minutes of chewing—thanks to the mechanical action, rather than the enzymatic properties of saliva—reaching 94 percent within eight minutes.

Earth.com · 2d

Your chewing gum may be full of microplastics

Chewing gum could release hundreds to thousands of microplastic particles into your saliva, a new UCLA study finds.

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How Many Microplastics Are You Eating? 10 Foods With More Than You Think

How many microplastics are too many? "There is no officially established 'safe' or 'unsafe' level of microplastic intake. It ...

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Every time you chew gum, you’re filling your mouth with plastic

Gum is made of plastic, and chewing both synthetic and natural gums could release microplastics into your mouth, according to ...

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Chewing gum can shed microplastics into saliva, research finds

Researchers at FGCU are finding microplastics in more oysters ... students like Mikaela Banker get to take *** closer look under *** microscope. We put in the sodium hydroxide solution to digest ...

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