If the word ‘microplastics’ conjures up thoughts of straws, sea turtles, and thoughts that the world has bigger problems, you’re definitely not alone. It’s in the name: although they are strictly defined as plastic particles measuring five millimeters or less, most microplastics are microscopic in size, and seem to have a corresponding level of significance.
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