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U.N. health agency urges more extensive study of microplastics

Oceans, landfills and public spaces are filling with degraded bits and pieces of bottles, toys and other plastic pollution.

An old plastic mug floats in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Belize
An old plastic mug floats in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Belize (AN/Heath Alseike)

GENEVA (AN) — Tiny plastic particles are "everywhere" in nature, including drinking water, posing a problem that urgently requires further study despite no proof yet of a threat to human health, the World Health Organization said.

Oceans, landfills and public spaces are filling with degraded bits and pieces of discarded water bottles, toys, industrial parts and other sources of plastic pollution.

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