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2 stories tagged nanoplastics, newest first.

Screenshot of medicalxpress.com: Commercial tea bags release microplastics, entering human cells

Commercial tea bags release microplastics, entering human cells (medicalxpress.com)

400 points by wglb 1 year ago | 298 comments

Medical Xpress news article on a Autonomous University of Barcelona study finding commercial tea bags release millions of micro/nanoplastics that enter human intestinal cells.

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Screenshot of news.unl.edu: Study finds billions of nanoplastics released when microwaving containers

Study finds billions of nanoplastics released when microwaving containers (news.unl.edu)

426 points by thunderbong 3 years ago | 301 comments

University of Nebraska–Lincoln news article on a study finding microwaving plastic baby food containers releases billions of nanoplastics that harm cultured kidney cells.

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#nanoplastics on Hacker News

Commercial tea bags release microplastics, entering human cells(medicalxpress.com)

Study finds billions of nanoplastics released when microwaving containers(news.unl.edu)

Commercial tea bags release microplastics, entering human cells (medicalxpress.com)

Study finds billions of nanoplastics released when microwaving containers (news.unl.edu)