Chewing gum can shed hundreds of microplastics into your mouth
“Our initial hypothesis was that the synthetic gums would have a lot more microplastics because the base is a type of plastic,” Lisa Lowe, the study’s co-collaborator and a graduate student in Mohanty’s lab, explained in a statement. (Yes, certain types of synthetic gum contain petroleum-based polymers.)
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Video / NZ Herald, Getty Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces straight into people’s mouths, researchers said on Tuesday, also warning of the pollution created by the rubber ...
If we subject any type of plastic to stress, be it heat, friction, sunlight, seawater, or in this case vigorous mastication, ...
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