Nanoplastics affect composition and diversity of human intestinal microbiome – News-Medical.Net

We live in a world invaded by plastic. Its role as a chemically stable, versatile, and multi-purpose fostered its massive use, which has finally translated into our current situation of planetary pollution.
Moreover, when plastic degrades it breaks into smaller micro and nanoparticles, becoming present in the water we drink, the air we breathe, and almost everything we touch. That is how nanoplastics penetrate the organism and produce side effects.
A revised study led by the Universitat Autónoma…

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