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Microplastics & PFAS Pollution

Synthetic microplastics and PFAS "forever chemicals" now contaminate water, food, soil, and human bodies worldwide, with detectable PFAS in the blood of nearly the entire population and growing but still uncertain evidence of chronic health harm.

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Forever Chemicals and Plastic Particles: Mapping a Pervasive Exposure

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