Can microplastics harm us?

Volunteer Carol Dungan holds up a handful of waste recovered from the Lake Hiawatha’s southern shoreline on July 23, 2022. Much of the trash breaks down over time, polluting the lake and connected waterways with millions of pieces of microplastics, which have a devastating impact on plants of wildlife.
Tim Evans for MPR News
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