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World Service,29 Aug 2026,49 mins

Are microplastics affecting our health?

The Evidence

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Scientists say they have found microplastics in human organs like the brain, gut and even in our blood. So what’s the evidence that microplastics are changing our bodies and affecting our health? Claudia Hammond puts your questions on microplastics to a panel of experts and asks what the science can really tell us.

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