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A team of Dutch and British scientists say they have shown for the first time that plastic particles from the environment have entered the human bloodstream. The research was published Thursday in the scientific journal Environmental International.

The research was done by VU University Amsterdam, Deltares and Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc. They examined the blood of 22 anonymous donors. The study was set up by British naturalist Heather Leslie.


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