Far From Being Chemically Inert, Microplastics Are Activated in Contact with Water, Threatening Health

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A study carried out by chemists shows how microplastics could be harmful to living organisms. The zones of contact of polymers with water, which makes up three quarters of our body, favour the production of free radicalsThe microplastics – of a size of less than 5 millimetres – have invaded the environment, from the bottom of the oceans to glaciers, but also living organisms, and pose a new threat to health. They come from the fragmentation of t…