A groundbreaking study reveals that Malaysians are ingesting microplastics at an alarming rate of 502.3mg per person daily—equivalent to swallowing a credit card's worth of plastic every ten days.
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The study, conducted by Professor Xiang Zhao from the National University of Defence Technology, China, and Professor Fengqi You from Cornell University, United States, highlights the growing concern over the impact of plastic pollution on human health and the environment. The increasing levels of plastic pollution, driven by industrial development, lead to the accumulation of microplastics in freshwater and marine environments.
These plastic particles can contaminate freshwater and saltwater environments, dispersing through water currents and air transmission.
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