How microplastics salted the Earth: Over 90 per cent of salt brands studied found to contain microplastics

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Study sampled a range of salt brands globally and found over 90 per cent contained microplastics

The extent to which microplastic pollution is contaminating food chains was hammered home again today, as a new study suggested over 90 per cent of salt brands could contain microplastics. The research,...

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