Babies Eat 15 Times More Microplastics Than Adults, Study Shows

And research published today links microplastic pollution to several serious diseases

An American Chemical Society study shows that babies ingest 15 times more microplastic than adults.

Conducted by researchers at New York University's School of Medicine in 2021, the study examined fecal samples to look for two common microplastics:

1. polyethylene terephthalate (PET)

2. polycarbonate (PC)

There were sixteen participants. Ten adults and six …