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What happens to microplastics when swallowed? In earthworms, they do not leave the digestive tract (phys.org)

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Globally, humanity now produces a staggering 450 million tonnes of plastic every year. From food and drink containers to cosmetics packaging, sewage pipes, window frames and polyester clothing, we use plastics in almost every area of life. And nearly one-quarter of them end up in the environment, where they very slowly degrade into microscopic pieces.

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[–] itsBlorpinTime@feddit.online 2 points 2 months ago

At a worm scale, they're not quite micro.