People with IBD have more microplastics in their feces, study says (IMAGE)

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People with IBD have more microplastics in their feces, study says

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Higher numbers of microplastics of various shapes, such as sheets (left) and fibers (right) were found in the feces of people with IBD than in healthy controls.

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Adapted from Environmental Science & Technology 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c03924

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