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Gum Can Release Thousands of Tiny Plastic Particles Into Your Mouth
A new study showed that chewing gum releases microplastics, which can then be swallowed and absorbed by the body.
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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 ...
Chewing gum could be flooding your body with microplastics, new study warns
Chewing gum releases hundreds of microplastics into saliva, which can accumulate in the body and potentially cause chronic ...
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Chewing Gum Could Release Thousands of Microplastics Into Saliva, Study Finds
A new study found that chewing gum releases hundreds to thousands of microplastics into saliva. Both synthetic and natural ...
Chewing gum can shed microplastics into saliva, research finds
According to a new pilot study that found chewing just one piece can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics into ...
Chewing Gum Releases Microplastics Into Your Mouth, Scientists Warn
The researchers' analysis revealed that the lion's share of the microplastics were released from the gum in the first two ...
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Chewing gum can shed microplastics into saliva, pilot study finds
Plastic is everywhere in our daily lives. And much of what we use, such as cutting boards, clothes and cleaning sponges, can expose us to tiny, micrometer-wide plastic particles called microplastics.