Nepali researcher says people can consume up to five grams of plastic particles every week

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A research team led by Dr. Keshav Raj Poudel is studying the negative health impacts of microplastics. Credit: Supplied/Keshav Raj Paudel

A lecturer at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) studying the negative health impacts of microplastics claims that people, on average, can be ingesting up to 5g of plastic particles, including microplastics. We spoke to Keshav Raj Poudel, who is leading the research at UTS.


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