Microplastics in the body ignite a clash over detection methods
TL;DR
Researchers report microplastics in various human tissues, signaling ubiquity in the body, but a prominent scientist questions the study's methods, fueling a broader dispute about detection techniques and what the findings imply for health.
Topics:healthenvironment#environment#materials-industry#microplastics#plastics-manufacturing#public-health#scientific-research
- A scientist questioned new microplastics findings. Then other researchers fired back. The Washington Post
- ‘A bombshell’: doubt cast on discovery of microplastics throughout human body The Guardian
- Hooray, there’s no plastic spoon in my brain The Times
- We have to stop freaking out about every new microplastics study vox.com
- Microplastics? In My Brain? It’s Less Likely Than You Think Bon Appétit
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