We're all ingesting microplastics at home, and these might be toxic for our health. Here are some tips to reduce your risk
- Written by Mark Patrick Taylor, Professor of Environmental Science and Human Health, Macquarie University
ShutterstockAustralians are eating and inhaling significant numbers of tiny plastics at home, our new research shows.
These “microplastics”, which are derived from petrochemicals extracted from oil and gas products, are settling in dust around the house.
Some of these particles are toxic to humans — they can carry carcinogenic or...





