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Lab Notes: How do I avoid eating and breathing microplastics?

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The Plastic Cycle: From Dishwashers to Our Food Supply

This chapter discusses the connection between daily plastic usage and its environmental consequences, specifically focusing on how dishwashers contribute to microplastics in wastewater. It also highlights the increasing presence of microplastics inside homes and their implications for the food chain through biosolids used in agriculture.

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