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Microplastics in human liver could be fueling global surge in disease

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Microplastics in human liver could be fueling global surge in disease
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There is considerable evidence that microplastics and nanoplastics are present in the livers of humans, and wild animal populations on land and in the ocean. Now experts in environmental and human health are investigating whether the presence of these tiny plastic particles in the liver is driving disease and directly contributing to the soaring global rates of liver disease.

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