Are microplastics bad for us?

Tiny fragments of plastic, known as microplastics, have been found in many common foods, airborne dust from homes and even at the bottom of the ocean. However, research into how microplastics could be affecting our health is scarce.

Environment reporter Graham Readfearn breaks down why we know so little about these omnipresent particles and what we can do to minimise our exposure to them.

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