Each day we breathe in tens of thousands of microplastic particles

Estimated daily average of inhaled microplastic particles (1-10 micrometers in diameter)

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Guardian graphicSource: PLOS one, Yakovenko, Pérez-Serrano, Segur, Hagelskjaer, Margenat, Le Roux and Sonke