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Plastic is in everything from synthetic clothing to take-out food containers, car tires and hospital IV bags.

As plastic is manufactured, used and thrown away it sheds tiny bits and fibers that make their way into the air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat.

Microplastics have been found in human breast milk, placenta, testicles, hearts and more.

MPR News guest host Euan Kerr talks with a doctor and a researcher about where plastic is showing up, how it might be getting there and how researchers are trying to tease out links between microplastics and human health.

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Plastic is everywhere, from synthetic clothing to take-out food containers. Now we know it’s also in our bodies. MPR News guest host Euan Kerr talks with a doctor and a researcher about microplastics and human health.

MPR News with Angela Davis - Plastic is everywhere, from synthetic clothing to take-out food containers. Now we know it’s also in our bodies. MPR News guest host Euan Kerr talks with a doctor and a researcher about microplastics and human health.

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