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3 surprising ways microplastics can enter your body

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Plastic is everywhere. It’s in our clothes, our food, the air we breathe. And plastic is now also in our bodies. Micro and nanoplastics generally enter our bodies in one of three ways: the air, our skin, and what we eat and drink. But how exactly do these microscopic particles affect our health? Dig into how they can interrupt your body’s processes, and how we can begin to fix our plastic problem. [Directed by Vicente Nirõ, AIM Creative Studios, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by André Aires].

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TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
TED-Ed
Year
2026
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Medicine and health, Teaching and learning
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TED
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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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