Garbage to Guts: The Slow-Churn of Plastic Waste
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Image caption: Humans consume a bewildering amount of microplastics, which affect the gut’s microbiota. Article by Iris Kulbatski, PhD. The Scientist – March 13, 2023.
The earth’s oceans contain vortexes of plastic trash. These slow-swirling patches of suspended debris span a collective area of millions of square kilometers.1 Polyethylene—commonly used for medical, cosmetic, food wrapping, and industrial purposes—is the most prevalent marine plastic contaminant.2 Much of this waste is microplastic (MP) particles […]
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