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Then it was a simple matter of counting all the different particles of plastic.
They estimated that a typical one-liter bottle contains 240,000 of them.
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I was blown away, she told Grist.
Its just really good.
Whats more, the researchers were able to differentiate between types of nanoplastic.
He called for further collaboration with toxicologists and public health researchers to better characterize the risks.
Wei sees a handful of promising directions for further research.
Fifty to 100 nanometers is our current detection limit, but thats not a hard stop, Wei said.
I dont want a plasticized world, she said.
We need to make it clear to our representatives that we need to chart a new path forward.
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