WE already know that microplastics are everywhere, but sometimes the news of another discovery of just how much they have permeated our world still has the capacity to be frightening. A study published on February 28 was one such piece of news, and if it had been the only one, it would have been disturbing enough.
In the days since, however, there have been two additional ones.The first was a research project conducted by the International Institute for Sustainable Development in Canada, wherein the researchers sought to determine the concentration and sources of microplastics, if any, in nine boreal lakes in northwestern Ontario.
Carrying out further testing on mice, the researchers also found that microplastics accelerated the formation of gallstones, which was not surprising given the indications from human patients, but two other discoveries came as a bit of a shock.
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