US Edition‘A bombshell’: doubt cast on discovery of microplastics throughout human body
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In recent times several research groups have raised doubts about the reliability of the measurements of the tiny plastic particles that end up in our body
The major impact studies that have seen the presence of microplastic in the human organism have now been questioned by some scientists, who claim that findings have appeared likely following the contamination of tests and positive false results...
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der Standard DEResearchers in the "Guardian" are skeptical as to whether the analysis methods could actually detect small plastic particles in the brain or testicles
Various studies on the spread of microplastics in human body are now under pressure. The results of this research may be based partly simply on impurities or faulty measurement methods. (Continue reading)
Doubt Cast On Discovery of Microplastics Throughout Human Body
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: High-profile studies reporting the presence of microplastics throughout the human body have been thrown into doubt by scientists who say the discoveries are probably the result of contamination and false positives. One chemist called the concerns "a bombshell." Studies claiming to have revealed micro and nanoplastics in the brain, testes, placentas, arteries and elsewhere were reported by me…
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