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What are microplastics doing to our health?

What are microplastics doing to our health?

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Ian Sample speaks to Dr Stephanie Wright, associate professor of environmental toxicology at Imperial College London’s school of public health. She explains what we know so far about the effects of microplastics in the body, why the science is still evolv

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The actor Orlando Bloom recently posted a photo of himself
undergoing a £10,000 procedure at a London clinic that claims to
remove microplastics, forever chemicals and herbicides from the
blood. But how settled is the science around the health risks of
microplastics? To find out, Ian Sample speaks to Dr Stephanie
Wright, associate professor of environmental toxicology at Imperial
College London’s school of public health. She explains what we know
so far about the effects of microplastics in the body, why the
science is still evolving, and what we can do to reduce our
exposure. Help support our independent journalism at
theguardian.com/sciencepod