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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Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces straight into people's mouths, researchers said on Tuesday, also warning ...
Chewing gum lovers could inadvertently be consuming up to the equivalent of 15 credit cards worth of plastic every year ...
Not to burst your bubble, but your gum might be packed with plastic. A new study found that chewing a single piece releases ...
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