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Description: Plastic has become the face of global pollution. To date, humans have produced 8.3 billion metric tons of it. Once discarded, plastic doesn’t biodegrade. Instead, it fragments into microplastics smaller than the size of a sesame seed and further into nanoplastics. These tiny particles of plastic end up everywhere, deep in the ice of Antarctic glaciers or even inside our bodies. So how much plastic is inside of us? And what does it mean for our health? Let’s find out. Further Reading: The Guardian theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/21/nanoplastic-pollution-found-at-both-of-earths-poles-for-first-time National Geographic nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/you-eat-thousands-of-bits-of-plastic-every-year WWF d2ouvy59p0dg6k.cloudfront.net/downloads/plastic_ingestion_web_spreads.pdf Fast Company fastcompany.com/90717482/tiny-nanoplastics-are-floating-in-the-air-and-youre-breathing-them-in Plastic Oceans International plasticoceans.org/humans-eating-plastic-over-40-pounds-in-a-lifetime Politico politico.eu/article/the-plastic-in-our-bodies-health/#:~:text=They%20found%20it%20in%20every,of%20so%2Dcalled%20microplastic%20daily BioMed Central Ltd particleandfibretoxicology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12989-020-00358-y Connect with Cheddar! On Facebook: chddr.tv/3JmGgBe On Twitter: chddr.tv/3qaYQog On Instagram: chddr.tv/36u8tqY On Cheddar.com: chddr.tv/37GycgL