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Nanoplastics: Why you may be eating and drinking more microplastics than you thought

Nanoplastics - Why you may be eating and drinking more microplastics than you thoughtNanoplastics - Why you may be eating and drinking more microplastics than you thought

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From takeout containers to water bottles, plastic seems unavoidable in our daily lives. Now, two new studies have found that we’re eating and drinking more plastic than we might have realized. George Leonard, a co-author of one of the studies and chief scientist at Ocean Conservancy, joins John Yang to discuss the findings.

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