The Defender

Microplastics are in our bodies: How much do they hurt us?


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We are breathing in and ingesting tiny plastic particles called microplastics and nanoplastics all the time. According to a recent study, tissues in a typical adult brain contains the equivalent of a plastic spoon's worth of plastic particles. In this episode, find out what all that plastic accumulating in our brains, arteries and reproductive systems could mean for our health--and what we can do about it.

Host: Amy Barrilleaux

Guest: Kayla Rinderknecht, Population Health Fellow, Clean Wisconsin

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Microplastics in our Bodies: Exposures and Potential Health Harms

Under the Lens: Microplastics in our Environment and Our Bodies

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