Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines top the global per capita list of dietary uptakes of microplastics, while China, Mongolia and the United Kingdom top the list of countries that breathe the most microplastics, according to a new study by Cornell researchers mapping microplastic uptake across 109 countries.
Study maps human uptake of microplastics across 109 countries retrieved 22 May 2024 from https://phys.org/news/2024-05-human-uptake-microplastics-countries.html
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