Twenty years of microplastic poll…hat have we learned?

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Twenty years of microplastic pollution research-what have we learned?

Richard C Thompson, Winnie Courtene-Jones, Julien Boucher, Sabine Pahl, Karen Raubenheimer, Albert A Koelmans

Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2024

Findings

Microplastics from cosmetics and other sources are spreading everywhere—in food, drinking water, and throughout the human body. Researchers warn that contamination could double by 2040 and predict widespread biological harm, though they say we need better evidence on which solutions actually work.

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Review

Evidence

Moderate

Journal

Science (New York, N.Y.)