Report: Evidence grows that microplastics in clothing may cause lung and gut disease

Tiny plastic particles that come off from synthetic clothing are not only bad for the environment, there is also growing evidence that they cause health damage if people inhale them or ingest them through their mouths. The Plastic Soup Foundation has analyzed hundreds of publications on the health risks of microplastics and summarized them in a report. “Do clothes make us sick?” is its title.

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