Microplastics in water can produce damaging chemicals

Summary

Microplastics in water are not inert and can produce damaging chemicals on their own, Ars Technica reports. Their effects on people remain an open question.

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1. Ars Technica

   15 Oct 2026, 18:39 UTCSource ↗

   Ars Technica reports that microplastics in water can produce damaging chemicals on their own, while their effects on people remain an open question.