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Microplastics are infiltrating brain tissue, studies show: ‘There’s nowhere left untouched’

Microplastics are infiltrating brain tissue, studies show: ‘There’s nowhere left untouched’

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/21/microplastics-brain-pollution-health

Twenty-four brain samples collected in early 2024 measured on average about 0.5% plastic by weight

Microplastics are infiltrating brain tissue, studies show: ‘There’s nowhere left untouched’

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Collapse, in this context, refers to the significant loss of an established level or complexity towards a much simpler state. It can occur differently within many areas, orderly or chaotically, and be willing or unwilling. It does not necessarily imply human extinction or a singular, global event. Although, the longer the duration, the more it resembles a ‘decline’ instead of collapse.

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